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Literature, Philosophy and Religion - Open Courseware (OCW)

Introduction to Political Philosophy

political philosophy as seen through an examination of some of the major texts and thinkers of the Western political tradition, the polis experience (Plato, Aristotle), the sovereign state (Machiavelli, Hobbes), constitutional government (Locke), democracy (Rousseau, Tocqueville), the way in which different political philosophies have given expression to various forms of political institutions and our ways of life are examined
 

Death

examines issues that arise once we begin to reflect on our mortality, possibility that death may not actually be the end is considered
 

Moral Problems and the Good Life

issues that arise in contemporary public debate concerning matters of social justice, Topics such as euthanasia, gay marriage, racism and racial profiling, free speech, hunger and global inequality, goal to provide basis for respectful and informed discussion of matters of common moral concern: Readings, Related Resources

Classics in Western Philosophy

Western philosophical tradition, through the study of major figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, and Kant, questions that have been significant to philosophy from its beginnings (nature of the mind or soul, the existence of God, the foundations of knowledge, ethics and the good life): Readings, Study Materials, Related Resources

Political Philosophy: Global Justice

explores the foundations and content of norms of justice that apply beyond the borders of a single state, issues of political justice, economic justice, and human rights, the case for skepticism about global justice, idea of global democracy: intellectual property rights, the nature of distributive justice at the global level, pluralism and human rights, rights to control borders, readings [Chinese version available]

Kant, spring quarter 1967

Readings include The Critique of Pure Reason, Metaphysical Foundation of Morals, What Is Enlightenment? Idea for a Universal History, A Critical Review of J. G. Herder’s Ideas for a Philosophy of History, Conjectural Beginning of Human History, Theory and Practice, The End of All Things, Perpetual Peace, An Old Question Raised Again.

Western Theism / Contemporary Christian Philosophy (courses)

• Western Theism - faith, reason, Plato, Aristotle, Al-fFarabi, ibn Sina, Maimonides, Aquinas, cosmology, metaphysics & epistemology of causation, anthropic coincidences, Swinburne's design argument, teleological explanation, theism vs. many-worlds hypothesis, evil, free will defense, Mackie's critique, question of divine responsibility
• Contemporary Christian Philosophy - Reason, Naturalism, Aquinas, Christian Philosophy, Idealism & Realism, Enlightenment Morality, Objective Value, God & Morality, Moral Realism, Proving God's Existence, Objections to Design, Cosmological Arguments, Rationality of Religious Belief, Nature of Divine Providence, Atheistic Arguments from Evil, God's Moral Goodness, Free Will Defense, Personal Identity, Non-Moral Evils

Faith and Globalization

impact of religious faith in a world where political, economic, and social spheres are increasingly interconnected, Intentional and sustained reflection on crucial issues of faith and globalization