Courses: Philosophy

School of Applied Philosophy

Courses

Course Name - Justice - What's the Right Thing to Do

2009

Course Number - PHIL 1.2011 -

Field - Philosphy (Harvard), Political Philosophy

Description -

Justice is one of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history. Now it’s your turn to take the same journey in moral reflection that has captivated more than 14,000 students, as Harvard opens its classroom to the world.

In this twelve part series, Sandel challenges us with difficult moral dilemmas and asks our opinion about the right thing to do. He then asks us to examine our answers in the light of new scenarios. The results are often surprising, revealing that important moral questions are never black and white.

This course also addresses the hot topics of our day—affirmative action, same-sex marriage, patriotism and rights—and Sandel shows us that we can revisit familiar controversies with a fresh perspective.

Format - Videos

URL - http://justiceharvard.org/

Professor(s) - Professor Michael Sandel

Tuition - FREE

Upon completion -

optional: certificate: Certificate of Completion from
Cosmopolitan-University. Certificate wording: English

Testing --

Language (if not English) --

Notes:

Course Name - Death

Spring, 2007

Course Number - PHIL 1.2010 -

Field - Philosphy (Open Yale)

Description - There is one thing I can be sure of: I am going to die. But what am I to make of that fact? This course will examine a number of issues that arise once we begin to reflect on our mortality. The possibility that death may not actually be the end is considered. Are we, in some sense, immortal? Would immortality be desirable? Also a clearer notion of what it is to die is examined. What does it mean to say that a person has died? What kind of fact is that? And, finally, different attitudes to death are evaluated. Is death an evil? How? Why? Is suicide morally permissible? Is it rational? How should the knowledge that I am going to die affect the way I live my life?

Format - Videos

URL - http://oyc.yale.edu/philosophy/death/content/class-sessions

Professor(s) - Professor Shelly Kagan

Tuition - FREE

Upon completion -

optional: certificate: Certificate of Completion from
Cosmopolitan-University. Certificate wording: English

Testing --

Language (if not English) --

Notes:

Course - Introduction to Judaism

Number - PhilJ001

Field - Philosophy - Religons - Judaism

Description - (24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture)

Course Lecture Titles

01. Torah, Old Testament, and Hebrew Bible
02. From Israelite to Jew
03. Repentance
04. Study
05. Prayer
06. Deeds of Loving Kindness
07. Messianism
08. The Coming World
09. Sabbath
10. Law and Spirit
11. Fall Holidays
12. Spring Holidays
13. Minor Holidays—Then and Now
14. Medieval Jewish Philosophy—Maimonides
15. Medieval Jewish Mysticism—Kabbalah
16. Evil and Suffering—Biblical and Rabbinic
17. Evil and Suffering—Medieval and Modern
18. Emancipation, Enlightenment, and Reform
19. Orthodox Judaisms
20. Israel and Zionism
21. American Judaisms
22. Women and Jewish Law
23. Judaism and the Other
24. The Chosen People?

Format - lecture, audio, MP3

URL - The Teaching Company TTC

Professor - Taught by Shai Cherry
Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., Brandeis University

Tuition - YES, course needs to be obtained from the TTC. About USD 35.00

Upon Completion - Optional: Certificate: Certificate of Completion from
Cosmopolitan-University.

Testing - None

Language (if not English) -

Course - Buddhism

Number - PhilBU001

Field - Philosophy - Religons - Buddhism

Description - 24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture

Lecture 01: What is Buddhism?
Lecture 02: India at the Time of the Buddha
Lecture 03: The Doctrine of Reincarnation
Lecture 04: The Story of the Buddha
Lecture 05: All Is Suffering
Lecture 06: The Path to Nirvana
Lecture 07: The Buddhist Monastic Community
Lecture 08: Buddhist Art and Architecture
Lecture 09: Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia
Lecture 10: Mahayana Buddhism and the Bodhisattva Ideal
Lecture 11: Celestial Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
Lecture 12: Emptiness
Lecture 13: Buddhist Philosophy
Lecture 14: Buddhist Tantra
Lecture 15: The Theory and Practice of the Mandala
Lecture 16: The "First Diffusion of the Dharma" in Tibet
Lecture 17: The Schools of Tibetan Buddhism
Lecture 18: The Dalai Lama
Lecture 19: The Origins of Chinese Buddhism
Lecture 20: The Classical Period of Chinese Buddhism
Lecture 21: The Origins of Japanese Buddhism
Lecture 22: Honen, Shinran and Nichiren
Lecture 23: Zen
Lecture 24: Buddhism in America

Format - lecture, audio, MP3

URL - http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/CourseDescLong2.aspx?cid=687

Professor -
Taught by...: Professor Malcolm David Eckel, Ph.D., Boston University

Tuition - YES, course needs to be obtained from TTC. About USD 130 (audio download)

Upon Completion - Optional: Certificate: Certificate of Completion from
Cosmopolitan-University.

Testing - None

Language (if not English) -

Course - What is a Cosmos

Number - Phil001

Field - Philosophy

Description - The Greek Idea of Cosmos
and its Contemporary Meaning

"This lecture has been used in classes at Colgate University,
the University of Maine, and at other colleges and
universities. It is also featured on The Discovery Channel
School website as a curriculum resource for their
program Wonders of the Universe: To the Edge of Time."

Format - WWW, mini lecture

URL -- http://cosmopolis.com/df/what-is-a-cosmos.html

Professor - David Fideler

Tuition - FREE

Upon Completion - Optional: Certificate: Certificate of Completion from
Cosmopolitan-University.

Testing -- None

Language (if not English)

Course : Critical Thinking

Learn to recognize fallacies and think straight using this self-paced, interactive, and comprehensive Website about critical thinking. First explained are parts of an arguments and basic relations. Analysis follows for both deductive and inductive arguments. Thus readied, we move in the to swampy environs of fallacies and non-rational appeals, from critical thinking hopes move beyond.
Explanations are thorough and lively. Take for example the matter of The Loaded Question: "Are you happy with the mess your interruption has created?" After explaining why, this suggested reply is given: "I didn't mean to interrupt, and I can't see that I caused an messes, but if I did inadvertently, then I am certainly not happy about it."

Essay: Geist und Maschine (German)
"A rather optimistic essay about the relationship between mind and machine,
discussing the possibilities of strong AI." By Joscha Bach. A nice essay I found on the Web, worth reading...in German

Course: Hegel's Philosophy (online) - certificate of completion
Enrollment required

Type of course: Certificate of Completion (towards a B.A. in Philosophy)

This semester we will study:

G. W. F.HegeI (1770-1831)

We will read and discuss:

PHILOSOPHY OF RIGHT (Grundlinien der
Philosophie des Rechts) (1821)

Among the most influential parts of the philosophy of G. W. F. Hegel were his ethics, his theory of the state, and his philosophy of history. The Philosophy of Right Hegel's last published work, is a combined system of moral and political philosophy, or a sociology dominated by the idea of the state. Here Hegel repudiates his earlier assessment of the French Revolution as "marvelous sunrise" in the realization of liberty.
Rejecting the republican form of government, he espouses an idealized form of a constitutional monarchy, whose ultimate power rests with the sovereign.