Symbols and Society (Last Term 1990 Spring)
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Course Details
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Min Credits
| 3 |
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Max Credits
| 3 |
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Course ID
| 5540 |
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Status
| Inactive |
The central task is the philosophical examination of a variety of social symbols (verbal, visual, and praxic) in terms of their relations to modes of social control or influence and to perceptions of social realities. This inquiry is carried out by exploring the dynamics of social symbols in traditional non-literate societies as well as in literate technological societies, in order to understand how people both affect and are affected by the symbol systems among which they live their lives. Topics to be considered include myth, folklore, painting, photography, advertising, and propaganda.
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