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The Holocaust - An Introduction (II): The Final Solution
by Professor Havi Dreifuss, PhD , Dr Na'ama Bela Shik, PhD- 4.9
Approx. 7 hours to complete
The Holocaust was an inconceivable historical event, which forever robbed Western culture of its innocence. As civilized human beings, we fail to understand how events of such horror could have taken place, and how an idea so inhumanly warped could have spread like wildfire through an entire continent, instigating the systematic annihilation of millions of Jews....
Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Approach
by Dr Richard J Pinder- 4.8
Approx. 13 hours to complete
The Public Health Approach course is the first instalment of the wider Foundations of Public Health Practice specialisation from Imperial College London's Global Master of Public Health (MPH). Through short video lectures, practitioner interviews and a wide range of interactive activities, learners will be immersed in the world of public health practice. A history of public health: the modern world...
Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His Predecessors
by Susan Sauvé Meyer- 4.8
Approx. 13 hours to complete
This course traces the origins of philosophy in the Western tradition in the thinkers of Ancient Greece. Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximines made bold proposals about the ultimate constituents of reality, while Heraclitus insisted that there is an underlying order to the changing world. In fifth-century Athens, Socrates insisted on the importance of the fundamental ethical question—“How shall I live?...
PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies
by Alyssa Goodman- 0.0
1 Weeks
Humans have always sought to know their own future, be it the destiny of an empire or an individual's fate. Across cultures and history, we find people trying to find their place in the Universe by attempting to gaze into the future. A variety of methods from across cultures and history for divining the future....
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Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle and His Successors
by Susan Sauvé Meyer- 4.8
Approx. 15 hours to complete
This course traces the origins of philosophy in the Western tradition in the thinkers of Ancient Greece. Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximines made bold proposals about the ultimate constituents of reality, while Heraclitus insisted that there is an underlying order to the changing world. The Eternity of Motion The First Mover of the Cosmos The Goal of Life...
Privacy in the Western World
by Jan Smits- 4.5
Approx. 7 hours to complete
Especially in the light of recent events it becomes more important to know about your (alleged!? Interview with the vice-president communication of Facebook Along the banks of the Yangtze - China's privacy trade-off Library of the University of Utrecht Develop a clear concept of personal space and privacy in the context of history and international cooperation...
The Talmud: A Methodological Introduction
by Barry Scott Wimpfheimer- 4.6
Approx. 15 hours to complete
The Talmud is one of the richest and most complicated works of literature the world has ever known. In this course learners will be introduced to the unique characteristics of this text and the challenges that inhere in studying it while studying a chapter of the Talmud. Video 9 The Logic of Reading the Bible - Kal Vahomer...
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Søren Kierkegaard - Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity
by Jon Stewart, PhD, Dr theol & philTop Instructor- 4.8
Approx. 17 hours to complete
It is often claimed that relativism, subjectivism and nihilism are typically modern philosophical problems that emerge with the breakdown of traditional values, customs and ways of life. The result is the absence of meaning, the lapse of religious faith, and feeling of alienation that is so widespread in modernity. The Trip to Berlin and the Beginning of the Authorship...
Toledo: Deciphering Secrets of Medieval Spain
by Dr. Roger Louis Martínez-Dávila- 0.0
Approx. 37 hours to complete
Key Elements of the Course Viewing our modern challenges through the lens of the past. The Fall of Rome and the Visigoths The Formation of Medieval Europe Toledo: Capital of the Visigoths (5th – 7th Centuries CE) Supplemental Reading: Chapter 1: Ancient Hispania, A History of Spain and Portugal, V. The Taifa of Toledo: Independent Islamic Kingdom (1009 - 1085)...
The Bible's Prehistory, Purpose, and Political Future
by Dr. Jacob L. Wright- 4.7
Approx. 20 hours to complete
But none responded to political catastrophe by fashioning the kind of elaborate and enduring monument to their own downfall that we find in the Bible. The Centers of Civilization The End of Egyptian Imperial Control Division of the Books: Organizing a History The Emergence of a Pan-Israelite Identity The Interpersonal Ethics of Covenant...