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Grasp the important ideas that have served as the backbone of philosophy across the ages with this extraordinary 60-lecture series. This is your opportunity to explore the enormous range of philosophical perspectives and ponder the most important and enduring of human questions - without spending your life poring over dense philosophical texts. Professor Robinson guides you through more than 2,000 years of philosophical thinking and gives you a
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Language is fascinating. It defines humans as a species, placing us head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. Professor McWhorter explores many of the common questions about language, such as: Why isn't there just a single language? Or, How does a language change, and when it does, is that change indicative of decay or growth? In short, everything about a language is eternally and inherently changeable, from its word...
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"Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman said, "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself- and you are the easiest person to fool." These words are no less insightful today than they were when he wrote them in 1985. Despite our best efforts, we are all vulnerable to believing things without using logic or having proper evidence- and it doesn't matter how educated or well read we are. Our brains seem to be hardwired to have our beliefs...
13) Plato's Republic
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Professor Roochnik delivers twenty-four lectures on Plato and his most influential work, The Republic. He discusses Plato's life and the times he lived in; analyzes each of the ten books comprising The Republic; and provides commentary on Plato's legacy.
14) Buddhism
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Lectures provide an overall view of Buddhism and its history, beliefs, and doctrines.
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David Roochnik, professor of philosophy at Boston University, presents a series of 24 lectures divided into four parts. Lecture 1 discusses Plato's life; lectures 2-22 concentrate on the works of Plato; lectures 23-24 summarize and present commentary on Plato;s legacy.
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This course explores how leading Western philosophers and theologians such as Kant, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Martin Buber, Bertrand Russell, Martin Heidegger, Rowan Williams, and Jacques Derrida have defined and debated, defended and attacked religion. Some are pious and some are atheists. Some are philosophers who explain why religion is essential for human life, and some are philosophers who just as rationally explain why religion is...
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