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TTC Video – Kathleen M. Higgins – World Philosophy
English | AVI | XVID 840 kbps 29.970 fps | 640×480 | MP3 128 kbps 48 KHz | 4.16 GB
Genre: elearning
World Philosophy
The Teaching Company
Taught by Kathleen M. Higgins, Ph. D., University of Texas
24 Video Lectures, 30 minutes/lecture
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The Examined Life – Introduction to Philosophy DVD
DVD-Rip (4 DVDs) | AVI | XviD MPEG4 @ 1.5 Mbit/s | 640×480 | MP3 Stereo @ 128 Kbit/s 44 KHz | 780 min | 8.54 GB
Offering learners an in-depth analysis of the wisdom of the Western world, The Examined Life studies the Great Questions that have intrigued philosophers from antiquity to the present.
Using writings of past philosophers and interviews with more than 50 contemporary thinkers, the course episodes underscore how these great questions – What is art? Does God exist? What is the meaning of life? Does the end justify the means? – still reverberate in society today.
The Examined Life brings learners the philosophic wisdom of the western world in 26 half-hour episodes. Each episode examines one of the Great Questions that have intrigued philosophers from antiquity to the present. Using writings of past philosophers and interviews with contemporary philosophers, the series underscores how these classic questions still reverberate in modern society. Produced in cooperation with Netherlands Educational Corporation (TELEAC) and the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company (UR).
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Western Philosophy (2002) DVDRip XviD-DMZ
Language: English
AVI | 705 MiB | 544×400 | XviD @ 585 Kbps | MP3 @ 75.8 Kbps – 2 channels | 49mn x3Eps
Genre: Documentary

A groundbreaking series that explores the root of ancient philosophy and religious thought, Western Philosophy traces the evolution of philosophy from classical Greece, its development in Europe through the medieval period and the enlightenment into modern existentialist thought. All of the programs in this series contain new on-location footage, authentic re-creations and reconstructions, as well as commentary and analyses by experts in philosophy. The series asks what is philosophy, why it is important, and examines its intricate relationship with religion, spirituality, and the sciences. Each program in this series contains new on-location footage, authentic re-creations and reconstructions, as well as commentary and analyses by experts in Philosophy.
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Professor Thomas Williams, Ph.D., “Reason and Faith: Philosophy in the Middle Ages”
The T-ac-ing Company | 2007 | Course No. 4636 | 12 lectures | 30 minutes / lecture
AVI, XviD, 640×480, 29.97 fps | MP3 VBR, 2 Ch, 48.0 kHz | 4.63 Gb
Language: English | Genre: eLearning, Philosophy

Are philosophy and religion-reason and faith-fundamentally at odds? From today’s strict division between questions of logic and questions of belief, one might think so. But for 1,000 years during a pivotal era of Western thought, reason and faith went hand-in-hand in the search for answers to the most profound issues investigated by Christianity’s most committed scholars:
• Can God’s existence and attributes be established by reason alone?
• Are there Christian doctrines that are beyond the scope of logical demonstration?
• How can Christian beliefs be defended against objections and made internally consistent?

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