Academic and political debates about what texts are canonical in the liberal arts have been occurring for some time. In this Commentary, Professors Balkin and Levinson discuss canons and canonicity in the study of law in general and of constitutional law in particular. Canons, they contend, are not simply collections of texts. Skills, approaches, forms of argument, standard examples, and even s...

humanities is the oldest area of study that revolves around the study of human beings, what makes us human and our historical development, and what we are expected to do. this discipline deals with human behavior, human nature, social and political values. humanities comprise of various disciplines that include art, history, law, linguistics, philosophy, religious and ethics among others. all t...