Explore climate change from the perspective of environmental ethics. Through examining the different approaches to ecology, we will discuss how it may be possible to reduce the impact of human action.
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Religion has played a highly important part in the lives of human beings. Explore some of the foundations of three of the great religions of the world: Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam.
Spanning several thousand years of European and anglophone drama, novels and film, this course searches for an answer to the questions 'why are comedies enjoyable?' and 'why do we laugh?'
Fact or fiction? This course on the God dilemma will challenge everything you thought you knew about religion, reason and the mind – and then some. An accessible introduction to an issue that touches every culture and generation.
Artificial Intelligence is part of every aspect of our lives today. Join us to explore the philosophy of artificial intelligence and the philosophical issues that emerge out of the development of current and future AI systems.
This course explores a series of philosophical issues relating to criminal law. Can legal punishment be justified by its deterrence to would-be criminals, its capacity to reform the criminals, retributive justice for victims, or some combination thereof?
A two-week residential summer school for members of the clergy, theologians and teachers of religious education. Held at Christ Church.
AI technologies are now an integral part of our everyday experiences. But what does the future hold? How intelligent, self-aware, autonomous, can machines become? What is their impact on society, and will they pose an existential threat?
‘A human being is by nature a political animal.’ Aristotle’s 'Politics' remains one of the most influential works in the history of political theory. Discover how his enduring insights about how we could flourish in a state remain invaluable.
Examine notions of 'self', 'psyche' and 'soul' in mystical, medieval and contemporary psychoanalytical settings. As well as giving a historical framework to these terms, we will also explore pastoral and practical applications in a contemporary context.
Does technology control us? Do experts and billionaires actually run the world? We’ll try to answer those questions by looking at some serious cultural, technical and political critiques of modern societies and governments.
Explore the nature of mind and consciousness through philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. This course examines the mind–body problem, artificial consciousness, and whether science can truly explain what it means to think and be aware.