The Moral Foundations of Politics with Ian Shapiro at Yale University (Spring 2010)

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This course explores main answers to the question "when do governments deserve our allegiance?" It starts with a survey of major political theories of the Enlightenment—Utilitarianism, Marxism, and the social contract tradition—through classical formulations, historical context, and contemporary debates relating to politics today. It then turns to the rejection of Enlightenment political thinking. Lastly, it deals with the nature of, and justifications for, democratic politics, and their relations to Enlightenment and Anti-Enlightenment political thinking. Practical implications of these arguments are covered through discussion of a variety of concrete problems.

1. Information and Housekeeping  35:16

2. Introductory Lecture 48:14

3. Natural Law Roots of the Social Contract Tradition 46:39

4. Origins of Classical Utilitarianism YaleCourses 43:20

5. Classical Utilitarianism and Distributive Justice YaleCourses  45:33

6. From Classical to Neoclassical Utilitarianism YaleCourses 48:50

7. The Neoclassical Synthesis of Rights and Utility YaleCourses 43:18

8. Limits of the Neoclassical Synthesis YaleCourses 48:27

9. The Marxian Challenge YaleCourses 45:49

10. Marx's Theory of Capitalism YaleCourses 51:15

11. Marxian Exploitation and Distributive Justice YaleCourses 47:33

12. The Marxian Failure and Legacy YaleCourses 46:54

13. Appropriating Locke Today YaleCourses 46:36

14. Rights as Side Constraints and the Minimal State YaleCourses 47:19

15. Compensation versus Redistribution YaleCourses 46:09

16. The Rawlsian Social Contract YaleCourses 48:59

17. Distributive Justice and the Welfare State YaleCourses 51:48

18. The "Political-not-Metaphysical" Legacy YaleCourses 49:17

19. The Burkean Outlook YaleCourses 48:19

20. Contemporary Communitarianism (I) YaleCourses 48:39

21. Contemporary Communitarianism (II) YaleCourses 47:41

22. Democracy and Majority Rule (I) YaleCourses 50:40

23. Democracy and Majority Rule (II) YaleCourses 52:14

24. Democratic Justice: Theory YaleCourses 47:16

25. Democratic Justice: Applications YaleCourses 51:25

another source: http://oyc.yale.edu/political-science/plsc-118#sessions

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Lecture 1 Information and Housekeeping
Lecture 2 Introductory Lecture
Lecture 3 Natural Law Roots of the Social Contract Tradition
Lecture 4 Origins of Classical Utilitarianism
Lecture 5 Classical Utilitarianism and Distributive Justice
Lecture 6 From Classical to Neoclassical Utilitarianism
Lecture 7 The Neoclassical Synthesis of Rights and Utility
Lecture 8 Limits of the Neoclassical Synthesis
Lecture 9 The Marxian Challenge
Lecture 10 Marx's Theory of Capitalism
Lecture 11 Marxian Exploitation and Distributive Justice
Lecture 12 The Marxian Failure and Legacy
Lecture 13 Appropriating Locke Today
Lecture 14 Rights as Side Constraints and the Minimal State
Lecture 15 Compensation versus Redistribution
Exam 1 Midterm
Lecture 16 The Rawlsian Social Contract
Lecture 17 Distributive Justice and the Welfare State
Lecture 18 The "Political-not-Metaphysical" Legacy
Lecture 19 The Burkean Outlook
Lecture 20 Contemporary Communitarianism (I)
Lecture 21 Contemporary Communitarianism (II)
Lecture 22 Democracy and Majority Rule (I)
Lecture 23 Democracy and Majority Rule (II)
Lecture 24 Democratic Justice: Theory
Lecture 25 Democratic Justice: Applications
Exam 2 Final Exam

General Philosophy (by Professor Peter Millican at Oxford, 2009)

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A series of lectures delivered by Peter Millican to first-year philosophy students at the University of Oxford. The lectures comprise the 8-week General Philosophy course and were delivered in late 2009. Slides for all his lectures can be found here: http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/people/peter...

1.1 An Introduction to General Philosophy 5:55
1.2 The Birth of Modern Philosophy 15:56
1.3 From Aristotle to Galileo 18:14
1.4 The Birth of the Early Modern Period: From Galileo to Descartes 10:49
2.1 Recap of General Philosophy Lecture 1 5:50
2.2 Introduction to Thomas Hobbes 11:35
2.3 Robert Boyle's Corpuscularian Theory 6:21
2.4 Isaac Newton and Instrumentalism 7:58
2.5 Introduction to John Locke 12:16
2.6 George Berkeley and Idealism 9:31
3.1 Introduction to David Hume 19:36
3.2 David Hume: Concluding Remarks 10:35
3.3 The Problem of Induction 23:00
4.1 Scepticism of the External World 8:48
4.2 Possible Answers to Scepticism of the External World 9:09
4.3 Introduction to Cartesian Dualism 22:13
4.4 Modern Responses to Dualism 10:56
5.1 Introduction to Knowledge 10:32
5.2 The Traditional Analysis of Knowledge 16:39
5.3 Gettier and Other Complications 14:49
5.4 Scepticism, Externalism and the Ethics of Belief 12:33
6.1 Introduction to Primary and Secondary Qualities 14:33
6.2 Problems with Resemblance 10:56
6.3 Abstraction and Idealism 10:18
6.4 Making Sense of Perception 16:38
7.1 Free Will, Determinism and Choice 18:49
7.2 Different Concepts of Freedom 14:06
7.3 Hume on Liberty and Necessity 10:05
7.4 Making Sense of Free Will and Moral Responsibility 9:49
8.1 Introduction to Personal Identity 8:54
8.2 John Locke on Personal Identity 15:06
8.3 Problems for Locke's View of Personal Identity 9:41
8.4 Persons, Humans and Brains 11:03

Spirituality and the Brain (Lectures by Todd Murphy in Neurotheology)

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1 God and the Brain - The Persinger 'God Helmet', The Brain, and visions of God.

2 Reincarnation in Human Evolution - The New Science of Darwinian Reincarnation.

3 Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain. How the brain changes with final liberation

4 - Psychic Skills & Miracles - technology used for telepathy and remote viewing

5 The Sacred Body. Kundalini, Subtle bodies, Chi, Yoga, and the brain.

6 Practical neurotheology - using Neuroscience for prayer and meditation


Neurotheology 1 - "God and the Brain", is a lecture about the Persinger "God Helmet" (actually the Koren Helmet) and the 8 Coil Shakti by neuroscientist Todd Murphy. It covers visions of God, Near-Death Experiences, and other themes in neurotheology, the field that integrates neuroscience and spirituality. This is the first of six lectures on Spirituality and the Brain by the inventor of the 8 Coil Shakti and the Shiva Neural Stimulation system, which duplicates the procedures used in the God Helmet experiments. He has been a member of Laurentian University's Behavioral Neuroscience research group, under the direction of Dr. M. A. Persinger, since 1998. See http://www.spiritualbrain.com
Neurotheology 2 - This lecture by scientist Todd Murphy discusses "Darwinian Reincarnation", a speculative theory that regards rebirth as a human behavior from the perspective of biological evolution. This talk describes the "algorithmic reincarnation" hypothesis published in the Journal for near-death studies, a peer-reviewed scientific journal. This lecture is given by Todd Murphy, the creator of the 8 Coil Shakti, and the Shiva Neural stimulation System, which replicates the Persinger "God Helmet".
Neurotheology 3 - This lecture, by neuroscientist Todd Murphy, explores an hypothesis about what happens in the brain when a person attains enlightenment. Using concepts in neurotheology developed by Michael A. Persinger (inventor of the God Helmet), Murphy (inventor of the 8 Coil Shakti neural stimulation system) explores the brain's role in enlightenemnt as understood in Buddhism. The talk also looks at the self (or sense of self), and how it's place as a brain function allows it to be flexible enough to change as a person becomes enlightened. It examines a few case histories, including those of Ramana Maharishi, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, The Buddha, and some others.
Neurotheology 4 - This lecture, by Todd Murphy describes how telepathy and remote viewing have been generated in laboratory settings by Dr. M. A. Persinger (inventor of the "God Helmet") using "The Octopus" and "Shiva", circumcerebral (around the head) neural stimulation devices. It also discusses a case history of a possible miracle elicited using neural stimulation. This is part of a series of talks in neurotheology given by the inventor of the 8 Coil Shakti and the Shiva Neural Stimulation system (which replicates the God Helmet). Psychic skills were outside the range of science until the experiments described in this lecture were published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. These articles can be found by searching for 'circumcerebral' at www.pubmed.com.
Neurotheology 5 - This lecture in neurotheology focuses on spiritual teachings about the body by neuroscientist Todd Murphy. Starting with an hypothesis (only an hypothesis; there is no evidence as yet) about Kundalini and how it projects our states of consciounsess into our bodies, it also looks at the neural basis for Subtle bodies. There is also a brief discussion of Chi and Yoga. This talk is given by Todd Murphy, inventor of the 8 Coil Shakti (similar to the Persinger God Helmet) and the Shiva Neural stimulation system.
Neurotheology 6 - The lecture by neuroscientist Todd Murphy (developer of the 8 Coil Shakti and The Shiva Neural Stimulation system), discusses how to apply neuroscience to your own spiritual process. It looks at common altered-state experiences, like the 'sensed presence', deja vu, tingley sensations, and others. It also looks at how to choose spiritual practices (by looking at 'temporal lobe signs' (also called Complex Partial Epileptic Signs) as well as using a high-tech method; complex magnetic neural stimulation. It features a discussion of the Persinger "God Helmet" (actually the "Koren Helmet") and the future of spirituality.

How to Succeed as an Idea Entrepreneur, with John Butman | Big Think Mentor

source: Big Think 2013-08-14
In the knowledge economy, ideas are the new widgets. John Butman has been helping people develop and express great ideas for decades, but in recent years, he observes, something has changed. He calls it the rise of the Idea Entrepreneur, as evidenced by the proliferation of authors like Malcolm Gladwell, conferences like TED and Aspen Institute, and websites like Big Think. The idea entrepreneur, says Butman, is motivated primarily by a passion for the idea itself, and a desire to spread its influence. With so many ideas competing for attention, however, a few succeed while a great many fail. In How to Succeed as an Idea Entrepreneur, his workshop for Big Think Mentor ((http://goo.gl/06gYu), Butman teaches you why.

In his introduction to the workshop Butman explains the growing influence of idea entrepreneurship in the internet age.

The American Novel Since 1945 with Amy Hungerford at Yale University (Spring 2008)

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The American Novel Since 1945 (ENGL 291)
In "The American Novel Since 1945" students will study a wide range of works from 1945 to the present. The course traces the formal and thematic developments of the novel in this period, focusing on the relationship between writers and readers, the conditions of publishing, innovations in the novel's form, fiction's engagement with history, and the changing place of literature in American culture. The reading list includes works by Richard Wright, Flannery O'Connor, Vladimir Nabokov, Jack Kerouac, J. D. Salinger, Thomas Pynchon, John Barth, Maxine Hong Kingston, Toni Morrison, Marilynne Robinson, Cormac McCarthy, Philip Roth and Edward P. Jones. The course concludes with a contemporary novel chosen by the students in the class.
Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses

1. Introductions 47:36
2. Richard Wright, Black Boy 50:30
3. Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood 47:07
4. Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood (cont.) 44:46
5. Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita 51:31
6. Guest Lecture by Andrew Goldstone 43:26
7. Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita (cont.) 46:43
8. Jack Kerouac, On the Road 47:47
9. Jack Kerouac, On the Road (cont.) 45:52
10. J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey 47:30
11. John Barth, Lost in the Funhouse 49:11
12. Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49 49:28
13. Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye 50:01
14. Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior 50:56
15. Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping 46:52
16. Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping (cont.) 49:29
17. Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian 50:13
18. Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian (cont.) 40:20
19. Philip Roth, The Human Stain 48:52
20. Philip Roth, The Human Stain (cont.) 49:36
21. Philip Roth, The Human Stain (cont.) 45:59
22. Edward P. Jones, The Known World 50:58
23. Edward P. Jones, The Known World (cont.) 46:44
24. Students' Choice Novel: Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated 45:48
25. Students' Choice Novel: Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated (cont.) 48:56
26. Review for Final Exam 55:18

another source: http://oyc.yale.edu/english/engl-291#sessions (Yale University)

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Lecture 1 Introductions
Lecture 2 Richard Wright, Black Boy
Lecture 3 Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
Lecture 4 Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood (cont.)
Lecture 5 Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
Lecture 6 Guest Lecture by Andrew Goldstone
Lecture 7 Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita (cont.)
Lecture 8 Jack Kerouac, On the Road
Lecture 9 Jack Kerouac, On the Road (cont.)
Lecture 10 J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey
Lecture 11 John Barth, Lost in the Funhouse
Lecture 12 Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49
Lecture 13 Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye
Lecture 14 Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior
Lecture 15 Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping
Lecture 16 Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping (cont.)
Lecture 17 Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
Lecture 18 Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian (cont.)
Lecture 19 Philip Roth, The Human Stain
Lecture 20 Philip Roth, The Human Stain (cont.)
Lecture 21 Philip Roth, The Human Stain (cont.)
Lecture 22 Edward P. Jones, The Known World
Lecture 23 Edward P. Jones, The Known World (cont.)
Lecture 24 Students' Choice Novel: Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated
Lecture 25 Students' Choice Novel: Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated (cont.)
Lecture 26 Review for Final Exam
Exam 1 Final Exam

Modern Poetry with Langdon Hammer at Yale University (Spring 2007)

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Modern Poetry (ENGL 310) with Langdon Hammer

This course covers the body of modern poetry, its characteristic techniques, concerns, and major practitioners. The authors discussed range from Yeats, Eliot, and Pound, to Stevens, Moore, Bishop, and Frost with additional lectures on the poetry of World War One, Imagism, and the Harlem Renaissance. Diverse methods of literary criticism are employed, such as historical, biographical, and gender criticism. Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://oyc.yale.edu

1. Introduction 47:27
2. Robert Frost 46:06
3. Robert Frost (cont.) 50:06
4. William Butler Yeats 45:43
5. William Butler Yeats (cont.) 48:04
6. William Butler Yeats (cont.) 44:45
7. World War I Poetry in England 53:05
8. Imagism 46:16
9. Ezra Pound 52:04
10. T.S. Eliot 49:47
11. T.S. Eliot (cont.) 50:00
12. T.S. Eliot (cont.) 49:59
13. Hart Crane 39:21
14. Hart Crane (cont.) 46:37
15. Langston Hughes 45:58
16. William Carlos Williams 48:27
17. Marianne Moore 43:27
18. Marianne Moore (cont.) 42:45
19. Wallace Stevens 51:10
20. Wallace Stevens (cont.) 50:22
21. Wallace Stevens (cont.) 51:18
22. W. H. Auden 44:39
23. W. H. Auden (cont.) 51:17
24. Elizabeth Bishop 47:18
25. Elizabeth Bishop (cont.) 41:26

another source: http://oyc.yale.edu/english/engl-310#sessions (Yale University)
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Robert Frost
Lecture 3 Robert Frost (cont.)
Lecture 4 William Butler Yeats
Lecture 5 William Butler Yeats (cont.)
Lecture 6 William Butler Yeats (cont.)
Lecture 7 World War I Poetry in England
Lecture 8 Imagism
Lecture 9 Ezra Pound
Lecture 10 T.S. Eliot
Lecture 11 T.S. Eliot (cont.)
Lecture 12 T.S. Eliot (cont.)
Lecture 13 Hart Crane
Lecture 14 Hart Crane (cont.)
Lecture 15 Langston Hughes
Lecture 16 William Carlos Williams
Lecture 17 Marianne Moore
Lecture 18 Marianne Moore (cont.)
Lecture 19 Wallace Stevens
Lecture 20 Wallace Stevens (cont.)
Lecture 21 Wallace Stevens (cont.)
Lecture 22 W. H. Auden
Lecture 23 W. H. Auden (cont.)
Lecture 24 Elizabeth Bishop
Lecture 25 Elizabeth Bishop (cont.)
Exam 1 Final Exam