Fav author Derek B Miller has written an article on "Why the Humanities Matter"

"Rather, every single intern I took on with a background in the humanities showed up with a core understanding of something the others were almost beyond the capacity to learn: an understanding that the world is comprised of a plurality of social and moral and ideational systems; that those systems are stable but not immutable; and that any meaningful engagement with another society requires attention to the premises, practices, and meanings that organize and animate — but also sustain — that community through time and, crucial. In understanding this, they also knew that the next step was comparison, because our own lives are also part of a distinct culture."