ANTHR 1182

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ANTHR 1182
FWS: Limits of the Human: Aliens, Apes, and Artificial Intelligence

Course information provided by the 2014-2015 Catalog.

How do scientific advances, alien worlds, gendered cyborgs, and Neanderthal culture challenge how we think about being human? We seem to be entering a post-human age that causes us to question our assumptions about what humans are and can be. In this course, students will write essays on such topics as: What would it be like to meet an alien? Will gender difference matter in the future? Does language constrain our thoughts? Is there a difference between animals and people? Will machines be able to think and, if so, are we in trouble? Readings will draw from Marx and Freud, feminist critique, science fiction, futurist speculation, and accounts of phenomena ranging from custom-designed life forms to virtual worlds.


When Offered Fall.

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17443 ANTHR 1182   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person