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. Includes a trip to Christ Church Cathedral and St Margaret's Well.
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Study practical ethics at Oxford on a flexible, part-time MSt. Gain training in ethical theory, concepts and methods, applying philosophical analysis to real-world issues while exploring major debates and pursuing your own research.
Central philosophical accounts of well-being, disability and the development of enhanced human capacities, including a debate on whether such technologies lead us to a 'post-human' future.
The Oxford Pre-sessional Course is an intensive programme for international students who need to prepare for a Master's degree taught in English..
An exploration of both the distinctive ethical questions raised by some of the developments in neuroscience, and the ways they might change our understanding of ethics itself, by revealing the biological basis of human morality.
A three-way bridge between climate ethics, environmental ethics and animal ethics. This module is part of the MSt in Practical Ethics and can also be taken as a stand-alone short course.
A two-week residential summer school for members of the clergy, theologians and teachers of religious education. Held at Christ Church.
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.
The philosophy of mind is concerned with questions about the nature of mind and the relation between our minds and the physical world. This course provides an introduction to the mind body problem, one of the most intractable problems in philosophy.
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.
The theory of knowledge is one of the most central areas of philosophy. During this online course, students will cover key issues in epistemology while also learning to think independently and develop answers to the core questions in this area.
Why engage with an approach to ethics that is 2,300 years old? Because ethics without Aristotle is inconceivable, and his insights into what is good for humans remain invaluable. Join in to explore and discuss the 'Nicomachean Ethics'.