An artistic form
of auditory
expression that
incorporates
instruments or
human voices in
a structured and
continuous
manner. Music is
"the shaped
sound between
silences."
Religion
An
organized
system of
spiritual
beliefs and
practices,
usually
offering a
moral
code and a
worldview.
Religions often provide their
followers a series of codified
beliefs including: sacred
writings or texts worship
practices, including
important ceremonies and
rituals theology that seeks to
explain the nature of God,
the reasons for existence, the
afterlife, etc. code of morality
or religious law
Cinema
An artistic
medium that
uses the motion
picture as a
vehicle for
storytelling and
other creative
expressions.
The
product
of cinema
is known
as a film
or movie.
Visual Arts
Art forms that
entail creation
of primarily
visual works,
which can be
two- or three-
dimensional.
These
include
painting,
illustration,
photography,
printmaking,
and
sculpture.
Literature
Art form of the written
word. It refers to an
individual literary work
or collectively to the
creative writing of a
people, nation, or
culture.
The foundation
of literature is
storytelling.
Major forms include:
Poetry (including the epic
or narrative poem) The
novel Plays The short
story Drama as a written
work is literature. Drama
performed by actors on
the stage is theater.
Theater
A branch of the
performing
arts in which
actors perform
a drama or
musical before
a live audience.
Theater is a
storytelling art. It often
combines speech,
music, gesture, dance,
stagecraft, and
spectacle into a single
art form.
Dance
An art form
involving a
sequence of
rhythmic
movements or
steps usually
performed to
music.
Dance as a part
of public
ceremony, ritual,
or entertainment
dates back to the
earliest human
civilizations.
Architecture
The science and art
of designing
buildings and other
structures.
Architecture as art
is concerned with
the aesthetic effect
of structures in
their surrounding
environment.
Architects are
generally
concerned with
the interplay of
the structure's
function (the
purpose it
serves) and form
(its appearance
or visual
presence).
Philosophy
The systematic
investigation of
fundamental
questions
concerning such
matters as
existence, reality,
consciousness,
knowledge, truth,
and justice.
Philosophy's
object is the
pursuit of
wisdom about
the nature of
these
matters.
Critical
inquiry and
reasoned
argument
generally
distinguish it.
Metaphysics
(nature of being
and the world)
Epistemology
(nature and
scope of
knowledge)
Ethics (moral
philosophy)
Aesthetics
(nature of
beauty and art)
Logic (nature of
reasoning)
Philosophy of
mind (nature of
the mind and its
relationship to
the body)