Sharing Language, Understanding Humanity
Contributed by Jeff Braden, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, NC State University
For Jeff Braden, the opportunity to join the first successful project to teach chimpanzees American Sign Language at the University of Nevada, Reno, in the 1970s shaped his philosophy on what it means to be human. By bringing together perspectives in the sciences and the humanities, Braden was able to investigate how we understand our identity and our connections to other beings and minds.
Title
Sharing Language, Understanding Humanity
Description
For Jeff Braden, the opportunity to join the first successful project to teach chimpanzees American Sign Language at the University of Nevada, Reno, in the 1970s shaped his philosophy on what it means to be human. By bringing together perspectives in the sciences and the humanities, Braden was able to investigate how we understand our identity and our connections to other beings and minds.
Date
1977
Contributor
Jeff Braden, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, NC State University
Identifier
jeff-braden-sharing-language
Player
Referrer
Robert Newman