The Ancient Mind
CLST 142CNS
Understanding who we are now demands understanding where we came from. The ancient mind is one of the most challenging and fascinating research foci regarding homo sapiens and human society. It requires a multidisciplinary approach involving different research backgrounds to understand how ancient minds thought about the world. A new dialogue between neuroscience and the humanities that connects the study of art and material culture with cultural models, cultural patterns, and the evolution of the brain enables this work. This course explores new perspectives in the study of the past and in the interpretation of the ancient and modern mind through research at the intersection of the brain sciences, humanities, archaeology, anthropology, art, philosophy, aesthetics, and visual studies.
Prerequisites
Reserved for first-year students in the Being Human constellation. Students may enroll in one constellation course per semester.
Curriculum Codes
- HI
Cross-Listed As
- ARTHIST 142CNS
- NEUROSCI 142CNS