By Allan Metcalf. Last week in this space I regretted the lack of an acronym identifying the fields of the humanities, an acronym that would be a counterpart to the scientists’ successful STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. A hundred readers joined in the discussion, and one, I think, came up with the answer to our prayers: RAPHAEL.
It would signify:
R – Religion
A – Art
P – Philosophy
H – History
A – Aesthetics
E – English
L – Languages
Admittedly, the acronym isn’t perfect. More...