EOT 0001 The evolution of talk is not the same as the evolution of language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Language evolves in the milieu of hand-talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, what is the story?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
0002 A course on the topic of human evolution is already on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
See Razie Mah’s, A Course on the Human Niche,<\/em> consisting of the masterwork, plus four commentaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Human Niche<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Comments on Clive Gamble, John Gowlett and Robin Dunbar’s Book (2014) Thinking Big<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Comments on Derek Bickerton’s Book (2014) More Than Nature Needs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Comments on Robert Berwick and Noam Chomsky’s Book (2016) Why Only Us?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Comments on Steven Mithen’s Book (1996) The Prehistory of Mind.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 0003 The works are available for purchase at various e-book venues. In order to conduct the course, purchase the e-book to read on a tablet (or as a PDF to print). The class is not didactic. It is Socratic. The style is read and discuss. The text is broken into points. Each point can be discussed. So, a leisurely class may open the text, read out loud and ask what the point suggests<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 0004 The masterwork came out in 2018 and is still highly relevant to inquiry into the Lebenswelt that we evolved in.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n How so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The human niche<\/em> is the potential of triadic relations<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No other course on human evolution poses this ground-breaking hypothesis<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 0005 Nonetheless, six years later, Razie Mah adds to the first course with a second, consisting in two sequences of blogs. This blog-inclusive (as well as e-book exclusive) course serves as a supplement to the master course, especially in regards to the evolution of talk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 0006 The first sequence is collated and rounded out in a compilation, titled, Comments on Michael Tomasello’s Arc of Inquiry (1999-2019)<\/em>, making the blogs and the compilation ideal for a guided- and home-schooling course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Michael Tomasello worked at\u00a0the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology<\/em>\u00a0for twenty years.\u00a0\u00a0He wrote a series of books on the evolution of human cognition, communication, thinking, morality and so on.\u00a0\u00a0In short, his books cover the evolution of\u00a0the stuff of talk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 0007 Here is a list of the five commentaries in this first sequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One: Looking at Michael Tomasello’s Book (1999) “The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (January 18-31, 2024, 12 blogs, 0-82 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two: Looking at Michael Tomasello’s Book (2008) “Origins of Human Communication”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (January 17-4, 2024, 12 blogs, 83-186 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Three: Looking at Michael Thomasello’s Book (2014) “A Natural History of Human Thinking”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (February 29-5, 2024, 22 blogs, 187-388 points, completes Part 1 of Comments,<\/em> see below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Four: Looking at Michael Tomasello’s Book (2016) “A Natural History of Human Morality”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (March 26-1, 2024, 22 blogs, 389-600 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Five: Comments on Michael Tomasello’s Book (2019) “Becoming Human”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (points 601-793 are in Comments on Michael Tomasello’s Arc of Inquiry (1999-2019) Part 2, <\/em>by Razie Mah, available at smashwords and other e-book venues)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 0008 Yes, to complete the course, one needs to purchase Part 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How sneaky is that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, that is the meaning of “blog-inclusive and e-book exclusive”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 0009 The second sequence is collated in the compilation, titled, Synaesthesia and The Bicameral Mind in Human Evolution<\/em>. This compilation packages two commentaries on human evolution and sets the scene for a study of the first singularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This list continues the previous numbering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Six: Looking at Steven Mithen’s Book (2024) “The Language Puzzle”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (September 29-4, 2025, 23 blogs, 0-235 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seven: A First Look at Julian Jaynes’s Book (1976) “The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind”.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (October 31-8, 2025, 21 blogs, 235-525 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 0010 Overall, this hybrid online-onsale course on the evolution of talk, by Razie Mah, are available for sampling (on the blog) and may be purchased at any e-book venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Comments on Michael Tomasello’s Arc of Inquiry (1999-2019), Parts 1 and 2<\/em> contains 753 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Synaesthesia and the Bicameral Mind in Human Evolution<\/em> contains 525 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 0011 Total: 1278 points, 21 hours at 1 minute per point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perhaps, this online course lasts around 4 to 5 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Enjoy this sample and consider purchasing other Razie Mah’s online courses, especially the one on the human niche.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EOT 0001 The evolution of talk is not the same as the evolution of language. 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