About the book: 2016 / M.N. Epstein is a famous philologist and philosopher, professor of cultural theory (Emory University, USA). This book is the result of his many years of interdisciplinary work, including as director of the Center for Humanitarian Innovation (Durham University, UK). The purpose of the book is to outline a way out of the crisis of the humanities, to overcome their isolation in modern society, and to integrate them into the spiritual, scientific and technical development of mankind. The book examines the paths of humanitarian invention, scientific imagination, and creative innovation. The main sections are devoted to the development of humanitarian technologies in the field of philosophy, cultural studies, linguistics, literary studies, as well as the interaction of humanities and technology. The book is addressed not only to humanists, but to everyone who is interested in problems of intellectual creativity.