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Terry Eagleton

In the end, the humanities can only be defended by stressing how indispensable they are and this means insisting on their vital role in the whole business of academic learning, rather than protesting that, like some poor relation, they don't cost much to

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Terry Eagleton argues that the value of the humanities must be shown through their essential contribution to the entire academic system, rather than by claiming they are inexpensive or less important. He suggests that their importance lies in how they support and enrich education as a whole, not in being a low-cost option.

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