Philosophy, Science and Religion mark three of the most fundamental modes of thinking about the world and our place in it. Are these modes incompatible? Put another way: is the intellectually responsible thing to do to ‘pick sides’ and identify with one of these approaches at the exclusion of others? Or, are they complementary or mutually supportive? As is typical of questions of such magnitude, the devil is in the details. For example, it is important to work out what is really distinctive about each of these ways of inquiring about the world. In order to gain some clarity here, we’ll be investigating what some of the current leading thinkers in philosophy, science and religion are actually doing.
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Philosophy, Science and Religion: Science and Philosophy
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Resultados profesionales del estudiante
50%
comenzó una nueva carrera después de completar estos cursos
50%
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Fechas límite flexibles
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Nivel principiante
Aprox. 16 horas para completar
Inglés (English)
Subtítulos: Inglés (English)
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Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
19 minutos para completar
Philosophy, Science and Religion: Introduction and Overview
In this module, Dr Orestis Palermos provides a short introduction and overview of the key themes that will be discussed in the ‘Science and Philosophy’ course.
19 minutos para completar
1 video (Total 4 minutos), 1 lectura
1 lectura
Accompanying Textbook: Philosophy, Science and Religion for Everyone10m
3 horas para completar
Neuroscience and Free Will
In this module Professor Al Mele presents experiments that purport to show that there is no such thing as free will. He then presents three criticisms of this interpretation of the evidence.
3 horas para completar
7 videos (Total 52 minutos), 5 lecturas, 6 cuestionarios
5 lecturas
[YouTube video] The Libet Experiment: Is Free Will Just an Illusion?10m
Free Will and Science10m
Al Mele - Free Will and Neuroscience10m
Free Will - The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy10m
Podcasts10m
5 ejercicios de práctica
1: Libet’s experiment5m
2: Observing changes in the brain5m
3: Is there a problem with the three studies presented?5m
4: The point of no return
5: Libet studies5m
4 horas para completar
Are Science and Religion in Conflict?
Guest lecturer: Dr Michael Murray. Are science and religion compatible with one another? Are they incompatible? What do these questions even mean, and how do we go about answering them? Philosophical tools are helpful to make progress with these very important questions. In this module, Dr Michael Murray offers a philosophical analysis of the complex and easily misunderstood issue of the relationship between science and religion.
4 horas para completar
7 videos (Total 50 minutos), 2 lecturas, 4 cuestionarios
7 videos
Non-Conflicting in Principle8m
Potentially Conflicting6m
Can Science Support Religious Beliefs?5m
A Theoretical Challenge6m
A Challenge from Evolutionary Psychology10m
Summary45s
2 lecturas
Further Reading on Religion & Science
[Video Lecture] Tom McLeish on the Theology of Science30m
3 ejercicios de práctica
1: Definition of science6m
2: The relationship between science and religion6m
3: Evolutionary psychology6m
4 horas para completar
Do Scientific Claims Constitute Absolute Truths?
Guest lecturer: Professor Martin Kusch. This module will focus on a central challenge for scientific knowledge: Are there any scientific claims that are absolutely true, or are they all true relative to the system of thought that generated them? If we accept the latter, does this also hold true of any claims we might make, including within the domains of philosophy and religion?
4 horas para completar
5 videos (Total 71 minutos), 3 lecturas, 4 cuestionarios
5 videos
The Sociology of Science19m
Kuhn and the Structure of Scientific Revolutions10m
Relativism and Science17m
The Future of Relativism in the Study of Science16m
3 lecturas
[Video Lecture] Stathis Psillos on Scientific Realism45m
Further Reading on Relativism
Podcasts, Interviews, and Videos
3 ejercicios de práctica
1: Relativists about morality6m
2: Karl Popper and scientific rationality6m
3: Paul Feyerabend and scientific experiment and theoretician6m
Revisiones
Principales revisiones sobre PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE AND RELIGION: SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY
por SR13 de nov. de 2017
A very interesting course and it has given a great knowleddge to me about the concept of science and religion . just amazed and the professors taught this in a very impressive way . very nyccc .
por JM22 de feb. de 2017
Overall, the content was excellent. However, week 4 taught by Professor Conor Cunningham was rambling at best and made very little sense. The readings for week 4 were the only informative part.
por AP11 de ago. de 2019
I expected that his course would deal with current role of religion and philosophy in this scientific world. Well, the course was strayed from my expectation but still was very erudite one
por SC11 de jun. de 2017
I do think it was very interesting and informative. I gave it four out of five stars, only because it could evolve given some time and improve somewhat. I have suggested it to others.
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