Spring 2013 Philosophy of Culture Course Study Questions
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All exams are based on these study questions. You are strongly encouraged to keep notes on these study questions as the semester proceeds. This will make you preparation for the mid-term and final much more efficient and productive.
Contents
- 1 January 07
- 2 January 08
- 3 January 10
- 4 January 14
- 5 January 15
- 6 January 17
- 7 January 21
- 8 January 22
- 9 January 24
- 10 January 28
- 11 January 29
- 12 January 31
- 13 February 04
- 14 February 05
- 15 February 07
- 16 February 11
- 17 February 12
- 18 February 14
- 19 February 18
- 20 February 19
- 21 February 21
- 22 February 25
- 23 February 26
- 24 February 27
- 25 March 04
- 26 March 05
- 27 March 07
- 28 March 18
- 29 March 19
- 30 March 21
- 31 March 25
- 32 March 26
- 33 March 28
- 34 April 01
- 35 April 02
- 36 April 04
- 37 April 08
- 38 April 09
- 39 April 11
January 07
1st day of Class. No study questions.
January 08
1. Why does Wilson think it is useful to study human culture in relationship to ants, bees, termites, and wasps?
2. What are some advantages and disadvantages of having an exoskeleton?
3. What are some distinctive aspects of human eusociality?
4. What is ethnography, how do you do it, and is it science?
January 10
1. According to Brian Eno, what is the importance of metaphor in understanding culture?
2. Why is the fact that cultural activity is evolutionarily "expensive" a puzzle in trying to explain it?
3. What is a "preadaptation" and what are some of the major preadaptations Wilson postulates for earlier humans and pre-humans?
