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Re: Culture & symbols
Jesse S. Cook III (jcook@AWOD.COM)
Tue, 30 Jul 1996 11:19:54 -0400
On 30 July 1996, Ronald Kephart wrote:
>Indeed, I'm working with a colleague on a post that will argue that modern
>foraging and tribal peoples are MORE culturally "evolved" than people living in
>so-called "civilized" societies; it'll have to wait a few days, though, till I
>finish this course I'm teaching.
That sounds interesting. Any idea when we can expect it?
>And, living amoebas are modern amoebas, not primitive armadillos.
I'm sorry. What do amoebas have to do with armadillos?
>Briefly, is Language the root and source of "consciousness," "intellect,"
>"thinking," etc., or is it as you suggest one component of a larger process?
>Can you really "think" without language? Or are you really "thinking" with
>language even when you "think" you aren't?
Very good questions. I, for one, would be very interested in your answers.
Do you intend attempting answers any time soon?
Jesse S. Cook III E-Mail: jcook@awod.com
Post Office Box 40984 or
Charleston, SC 29485 USA 201-9573@mcimail.com
"Our attitude toward others is not determined by who *they* are;
it is determined by who *we* are."
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