PHIL414 PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES IN ANTHROPOLOGY
| Course Code: |
2410414 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Philosophy |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. ÞEREF HALÝL TURAN |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
There has been a great deal of speculation recently on how the evolution of language may explain the dramatic cognitive changes which occurred during the Upper Paleolithic resulting in the emergence of religion, art, long-distance trade, elaborate burial rituals, and complex social structures. Philosophy of language and philosophy of cognition are relevant to understanding the evolution of language and hence to understanding these cognitive changes. The course explores some of these connections.
