Are you interested in knowing the place of death in the philosophical life? If it’s a yes, then welcome to join this intensive course.
The [course_title] focuses on philosophical questions that arise in your mind when you think about the nature of death. This course is divided into two sections, where the initial part discusses metaphysical questions, and the end part focuses on value theory.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: Yale University
Course Curriculum
Module: 01 | |||
Course introduction | 00:46:00 | ||
The nature of persons: dualism vs. physicalism | 00:42:00 | ||
Arguments for the existence of the soul, Part I | 00:46:00 | ||
Introduction to Plato’s Phaedo; Arguments for the existence of the soul, Part II | 00:49:00 | ||
Arguments for the existence of the soul, Part III: Free will and near-death experiences | 00:48:00 | ||
Arguments for the existence of the soul, Part IV; Plato, Part I | 00:36:00 | ||
Plato, Part II: Arguments for the immortality of the soul | 00:47:00 | ||
Module: 02 | |||
Plato, Part III: Arguments for the immortality of the soul (cont.) | 00:50:00 | ||
Plato, Part IV: Arguments for the immortality of the soul (cont.) | 00:50:00 | ||
Personal identity, Part I: Identity across space and time and the soul theory | 00:50:00 | ||
Personal identity, Part II: The body theory and the personality theory | 00:51:00 | ||
Personal identity, Part III: Objections to the personality theory | 00:52:00 | ||
Personal identity, Part IV; What matters? | 00:49:00 | ||
What matters (cont.); The nature of death, Part I | 00:47:00 | ||
The nature of death (cont.); Believing you will di | 00:44:00 | ||
Module: 03 | |||
Dying alone; The badness of death, Part I | 00:50:00 | ||
The badness of death, Part II: The deprivation account | 00:52:00 | ||
. The badness of death, Part III; Immortality, Part I | 00:51:00 | ||
Immortality Part II; The value of life, Part I | 00:49:00 | ||
The value of life, Part II; Other bad aspects of death, Part I | 00:51:00 | ||
Module: 04 | |||
Other bad aspects of death, Part II | 00:50:00 | ||
Fear of death | 00:48:00 | ||
How to live given the certainty of death | 00:47:00 | ||
Suicide, Part I: The rationality of suicide | 00:45:00 | ||
Suicide, Part II: Deciding under uncertainty | 00:50:00 | ||
Suicide, Part III: The morality of suicide and course conclusion | 00:48:00 | ||
Assessment | |||
Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
Certification | 00:00:00 |
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