Philosophy and Religion
Explore some of the profound and profane issues and questions which have interested and challenged humanity across the ages. Find out what the great philosophers like Socrates and Nietzsche and great theologians like Hippo and Aquinas have said, and their impact on existential debates. Not only learn, but discuss your own insights into the big-picture discussions of life and death.
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Art and Civilisation
<p>The art critic Ruskin proposed that art reveals truths about a culture even when it attempts to fabricate. In this course we will firstly consider the features which constitute a societies
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An Introduction to the Philosophies of Asia
<p>Unlock the profound wisdom of Asia’s great philosophies. Explore how the Vedic hymns and epics of India shaped concepts of karma and cosmic order; how Buddhism reframed life around compassion and
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Humanity - Evolving or Devolving?
<p>Is humanity on the road to betterment or to self-destruction? We take a look at evidence from the past and the present, and from cultural and societal examples both real and imagined as we explore
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Hume to Martha Nussbaum - Philosophy of Passion and Reason
<p>No aspect of life is more important to the quality and meaning of our existence than the passionate embrace of all things good and beautiful, making life worth living. But negative emotions can
...Hume to Martha Nussbaum - Philosophy of Passion and Reason
<p>No aspect of life is more important to the quality and meaning of our existence than the passionate embrace of all things good and beautiful, making life worth living. But negative emotions can
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Christianity and the Roman Empire
<p>Christianity transformed the Roman world and was transformed by it. It is an important part of the foundations of modern Western civilisation, yet it started as an obscure cult in a backwater of
...Christianity and the Roman Empire
<p>Christianity transformed the Roman world and was transformed by it. It is an important part of the foundations of modern Western civilisation, yet it started as an obscure cult in a backwater of
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Great Thinkers of the Nineteenth Century
<p>The nineteenth century saw the emergence of currents of thought that remain influential to this day. In philosophy, it saw the full development of German Idealism, and the emergence of new
...Great Thinkers of the Nineteenth Century
<p>The nineteenth century saw the emergence of currents of thought that remain influential to this day. In philosophy, it saw the full development of German Idealism, and the emergence of new
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Nature and the Environment - Changing Ideas
<p>Over the centuries “nature” has been transformed from something to be worshipped to something to be controlled to now, as the “environment”, something we ought to protect. This short course
...Nature and the Environment - Changing Ideas
<p>Over the centuries “nature” has been transformed from something to be worshipped to something to be controlled to now, as the “environment”, something we ought to protect. This short course
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"Know thyself!" - How Socrates Can Change Your Life
<p>Socrates is arguably the most influential and the most compelling philosopher in Western philosophy. We look at his understanding of truth and sophistry, the nature of existence, self-knowledge,
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Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (Renaissance and Revolution)
<p>What is the nature of religion? What is the nature of religious experience? What can the Renaissance, and emerging Humanism, reveal to us about it, about its creeds, divisions, struggles and
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