Friday, October 25, 2013

Q&A #7 Dutton: Chapters 8-10, cont. & Reviews

1. Continue reading Dutton, chapters 8-10.  Read also any one of the many reviews of Dutton's book available online (see, for example, those listed in the margin of this blog).

2. Q: Comment critically on the review you have chosen.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Friday, October 11, 2013

Q&A #6 Dutton: Chapter 7

1. Read: Dutton, Chapter 7

2. Q: How does "adding sexual selection to natural selection" -- seeing the mind as a "sexual ornament" -- shed light on the origins of artistry? (p. 152).

3. Raise 2 questions of your own.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Q&A #5 Dutton: chapters 5-6

Read: Dutton, chapters 5-6.

Q: How is fiction related to human instinctual activity?

Write 2 questions of your own.