The Humanities are the study of the arts (including visual art & music), philosophy, literature, language, classics, religion, and sometimes subjects such as communications and cultural anthropology.  It's any field that speaks to the human condition—what it means to be human.  Subjects that deal with the big questions (Why are we here? What is art? What is beauty? Is there one truth? What makes us human?) are central to the Humanities.  Learning about the Humanities is to join in a conversation with the greatest minds since the dawn of recorded history.