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Existentialism in Literature and Film
by Hubert L. Dreyfus
Available on: Audio Download
The course will be organized around various attempts to reinterpret the Judeo/Christian God, and to determine in what sense, if at all, such a God is still a living God.
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Speech by Gandhi
by Mohandas Gandhi
Available on: Online Audio
Mohandas Gandhi, recorded in Kinglsey Hall, London 1931, giving a spiritual message to the world.
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The Apology
by Plato
Available on: Audio Download | Podcast
One of the most famous works of western civilization, The Apology is Plato's account of the trial of Socrates.
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The Republic
by Plato
Available on: Audio Download | Podcast
Plato's most popular dialogue, The Republic, argues for social justice by subjecting the individual to complete state control.
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Philosophy of Language
by John Searle
Available on: Podcast
The main purpose of this course is to answer the question, “How does language relate to the world?” In order to do this we will have to explore a lot of related questions...
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Gandhi Audio Library
by Mohandas Gandhi
Available on: Audio Download
Gandhi speeches and recordings provided by the Mahatma Gandhi Research and Media Serivce Archive.
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Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?
by Michael Sandel
Available on: Online Video
Justice is one of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history. Nearly one thousand students pack Harvard’s historic Sanders Theatre to hear Professor Sandel talk about justice, equality, democracy, and citizenship.
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The Law
by Frederic Bastiat
Available on: Audio Download
The Law is one of the most important books ever written on the uses and abuses of law.
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Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau
Available on: Audio Download | Podcast
Classic essay by Thoreau explaining why he went to jail rather than submit to a tax he felt unjust, Civil Disobedience served as inspiration to both Gandhi and Tolstoy and continues to be regarded as a definitive statement of the rights of the individual within the state.
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Nietzsche v. Jesus Christ
by Dallas Willard
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life," Jesus said. "God is dead," claimed Nietzsche, thousands of years later. How can we make sense of these two prominent figures in intellectual history?
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