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Are Kant’s ethics a powerful assertion of the values of humanity and autonomy or a rigid and crypto-theological slave morality? This short online course will examine these questions by means of a close reading of Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals.
The course looks at what, if anything, it is that Jews, Christians and Muslims are agreeing about when they claim that there is a God; and we shall look at what, if any, prospects there are for rationally defending or attacking this claim.
An introduction to metaphysics, the most general investigation of reality. It has been at the centre of philosophy since the beginning of the Western tradition in ancient Greece, and many of its concerns are the same as those of Plato and Aristotle.
Introduction to the content of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, together with their religious and socio-political backgrounds, languages and main theological themes and interpretations.
Explore the theory and practice of mindfulness/meditation effects within Eastern and Western religious traditions and in a modern therapeutic context. Try out various techniques. Learn about the art and science of meditation, including its controversies.
Feminism is a political movement aiming to end the oppression of women. But what is to be a 'woman'? Do women have distinctive ways of knowing and acting? What is gender injustice? The course engages with such core issues of feminist thought.
Introduction to the content of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, together with their religious and socio-political backgrounds, languages and main theological themes and interpretations.
We think we know, but do we? We think we are free, but are we? We think our actions are moral, but are they? What is this reality we take ourselves to live in? The oldest questions meet the newest technology in this online introduction to philosophy.
Artificial intelligence is everywhere we look. But what do we mean by 'intelligent'? Do machines 'think'? Does AI have the potential of becoming self-aware or conscious? Do we need to fear the singularity? Can we align AI with our human values and ethics?
We live in a changing world. This course will help you develop an ethical structure for approaching controversial problems of today including assisted dying, war, AI and climate change
This course offers a new approach to the study of pilgrimage, combining history and anthropology to examine western pilgrimage practices from the Middle Ages to the modern day.
In this introduction to ethics, we shall examine four important ethical theories, applying them to two practical questions: the rights of animals and euthanasia. There will be plenty of opportunity to engage in debate and test your own thinking.
