Edin - Philosophy, Science and Religion: Science and Philosophy
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Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
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- Approx. 15 hours to complete
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Philosophy, Science and Religion: Science and Philosophy at Coursera Course details
- 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.
- This course, entitled ?Science and Philosophy?, is the first of three related courses in our Philosophy, Science and Religion Online series. The first launch is now closed to enrolments. We will launch a new version of the course in July 2018. The course will address four themes each presented by guest lecturers:
- 1. Are Science and Religion in conflict? (Professor Michael Murray, Franklin & Marshall)
- 2. Neuroscience and Free Will (Professor Al Mele, Florida State)
- 3. Creationism and Evolutionary Biology--Science or Pseudo-science? (Dr. Mark Harris and Dr. David de Pomerai, University of Edinburgh)
- 4. Do Scientific claims constitute absolute truths? (Professor Martin Kusch, University of Vienna)
- The second and third courses in the Philosophy, Science and Religion series are ?Philosophy and Religion? and ?Religion and Science?. They may be taken in any order and completing all three courses will give you a broader understanding of this fascinating topic. Look for:
- ? Philosophy, Science and Religion II: Philosophy and Religion
- ? Philosophy, Science and Religion III: Religion and Science
- Check out our trailer to hear more: https://youtu.be/OifqTI5VKek
- You can also follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/EdiPhilOnline and you can follow the hashtag #psrmooc
Philosophy, Science and Religion: Science and Philosophy at Coursera Curriculum
Philosophy, Science and Religion: Introduction and Overview
Overview of the course by Dr. Orestis Palermos
Accompanying Textbook: Philosophy, Science and Religion for Everyone
Neuroscience and Free Will
Introduction
Study 1
Study 2 and 3
Problem 1
Problem 2
Problem 3
Conclusion
[YouTube video] The Libet Experiment: Is Free Will Just an Illusion?
Free Will and Science
Al Mele - Free Will and Neuroscience
Free Will - The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Podcasts
1: Libet?s experiment
2: Observing changes in the brain
3: Is there a problem with the three studies presented?
4: The point of no return
5: Libet studies
Are Science and Religion in Conflict?
Conflicting in Principle
Non-Conflicting in Principle
Potentially Conflicting
Can Science Support Religious Beliefs?
A Theoretical Challenge
A Challenge from Evolutionary Psychology
Summary
Further Reading on Religion & Science
[Video Lecture] Tom McLeish on the Theology of Science
1: Definition of science
2: The relationship between science and religion
3: Evolutionary psychology
Do Scientific Claims Constitute Absolute Truths?
What is Relativism?
The Sociology of Science
Kuhn and the Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Relativism and Science
The Future of Relativism in the Study of Science
[Video Lecture] Stathis Psillos on Scientific Realism
Further Reading on Relativism
Podcasts, Interviews, and Videos
1: Relativists about morality
2: Karl Popper and scientific rationality
3: Paul Feyerabend and scientific experiment and theoretician
Evolution and Creationism
Introduction
The Creation of Creationism
'True Science'?
The Concept of Evolution
Genetic Variation
Selection
The Species Concept and Evolution
Gradualism Versus Punctuated Equilibrium
The Origin of Life
The Origin of Animals
Evolution of Behaviour; Sexual Selection and Co-evolution
Evolution of Human Culture
Creation, Evolution and Science
Summary
Science and Pseudoscience
Harris & De Pomerai - Creationism and evolutionary biology
Further Reading on Creationism and Evolutionary Biology
Podcasts, Interviews, and Videos
1: The creation of creationism
2: Earth Creationists
3: What is scientific?
4: Common ancestor
5: Natural selection
6: Convergent evolution
7: Punctuated equilibria
8: Evolution
9: Ediacaran fossils
10: Arms race
11: DNA
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