Perspectives in the Humanities Short Answer 8

Dispute origins occur between the Thai Embassy as well as the U.S officials and the Asian Art Museum. U.S officials (Department of Justice) after learning the items had been "illegally taken" from Thailand, U.S officials filed a civil complaint seeking their forfeiture in which the museum agreed to. The Thai Embassy said, "the return of these antiquities holds great importance in terms of history, archeology and culture to the Thai Government and the Thai people”. Meanwhile all though with willingness and agreement to the forfeiture the maintains that US authorities are yet to present "affirmative evidence" that the items were illegally taken. The willingness to cooperate from the museum strains, museum researchers were unable to locate copies of export documents that could prove the Thai government authorized the lintels. The death of the dealers’ futures the cooperation because they will never be able to determine if the documents ever cease to exist. Humanities are studies concerned with human beings and their culture, as well as the analytical and critical inquiry methods formed on the bases of respect for the human cultures and values. Ethics is the philosophy concerned with conceptions of right or wrong in a scenario. The main value of humanities in defining ethics is simply right or wrong with the consideration for respects of human culture and values despite differences in opinion. They help create and build tolerance as well as a better understanding between citizens of differing social economic backgrounds thereby leading to social cohesion. This aids in the processes of decision-making, especially on the complex ethical issues that confronts society.