Only Humanities Education Will Save Us from Extinction

Abstract The purpose of this article is to show how the humanities offer a solid support understand and face social personal decisions as well, especially looking at Chile although, we know, these situations are not only local. Also, provide suggestions help, in education, through humanities, so that future citizens escape disastrous results studies Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD) which indicate large number Chileans (53% adults, but 84% country) do what they read, becoming functional illiterates, moving away from understanding their social, cultural historical environment. above reinforces idea country can be had. This situation, has occurred systematically, different reasons, led, decades, situation abuse, on one hand, weariness anger part society, other. neither new nor local; contrary, discontent been occurring countries least thirty years.