The Arts

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The Arts includes much of what is covered by the term Fine art (and some would generalize to Art) and also includes the Liberal arts taught in medieval universities of the Trivium and the Quadrivium and Architecture.

The term "Arts and Sciences" includes even more.

A precise definition of the Arts can be contentious, but the following areas of activity are usually included:

The arts is usually a more broader concept than "art"; the arts also traditionally including the Liberal arts, of grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy.

While art challanges the observer with hints at questions, design focuses on functionality and tries to give clear answers. Both terms might not be understood as exclusive categories as they share essential concerns.

In academia, the Arts are usually grouped with or a subset of the Humanities. Some subjects in the Humanities are History, Linguistics, Literature, Philosophy, Women's studies.

It is typical for serious newspapers such as the New York Times and The Times in London to include a section on the Arts.

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