Philosophy, Science and Religion: Science and Philosophy
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Philosophy, Science and Religion: Science and Philosophy
The University of Edinburgh
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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
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Philosophy, Science and Religion: Introduction and Overview
In this module, Dr Orestis Palermos provides a short introduction and overview of the key themes that will be discussed in the ‘Science and Philosophy’ course.
1 个视频（共 4 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料
1 个阅读材料
Accompanying Textbook: Philosophy, Science and Religion for Everyone10分钟
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Neuroscience and Free Will
In this module Professor Al Mele presents experiments that purport to show that there is no such thing as free will. He then presents three criticisms of this interpretation of the evidence.
7 个视频（共 52 分钟）, 5 个阅读材料, 6 个测验
5 个阅读材料
[YouTube video] The Libet Experiment: Is Free Will Just an Illusion?10分钟
Free Will and Science10分钟
Al Mele - Free Will and Neuroscience10分钟
Free Will - The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy10分钟
Podcasts10分钟
5 个练习
1: Libet’s experiment5分钟
2: Observing changes in the brain5分钟
3: Is there a problem with the three studies presented?5分钟
4: The point of no return分钟
5: Libet studies5分钟
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Are Science and Religion in Conflict?
Guest lecturer: Dr Michael Murray. Are science and religion compatible with one another? Are they incompatible? What do these questions even mean, and how do we go about answering them? Philosophical tools are helpful to make progress with these very important questions. In this module, Dr Michael Murray offers a philosophical analysis of the complex and easily misunderstood issue of the relationship between science and religion.
7 个视频（共 50 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料, 4 个测验
7 个视频
Non-Conflicting in Principle8分钟
Potentially Conflicting6分钟
Can Science Support Religious Beliefs?5分钟
A Theoretical Challenge6分钟
A Challenge from Evolutionary Psychology10分钟
Summary分钟
2 个阅读材料
Further Reading on Religion & Science分钟
[Video Lecture] Tom McLeish on the Theology of Science30分钟
3 个练习
1: Definition of science6分钟
2: The relationship between science and religion6分钟
3: Evolutionary psychology6分钟
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Do Scientific Claims Constitute Absolute Truths?
Guest lecturer: Professor Martin Kusch. This module will focus on a central challenge for scientific knowledge: Are there any scientific claims that are absolutely true, or are they all true relative to the system of thought that generated them? If we accept the latter, does this also hold true of any claims we might make, including within the domains of philosophy and religion?
5 个视频（共 71 分钟）, 3 个阅读材料, 4 个测验
5 个视频
The Sociology of Science19分钟
Kuhn and the Structure of Scientific Revolutions10分钟
Relativism and Science17分钟
The Future of Relativism in the Study of Science16分钟
3 个阅读材料
[Video Lecture] Stathis Psillos on Scientific Realism45分钟
Further Reading on Relativism分钟
Podcasts, Interviews, and Videos分钟
3 个练习
1: Relativists about morality6分钟
2: Karl Popper and scientific rationality6分钟
3: Paul Feyerabend and scientific experiment and theoretician6分钟
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创建者 SR•Nov 14th 2017
A very interesting course and it has given a great knowleddge to me about the concept of science and religion . just amazed and the professors taught this in a very impressive way . very nyccc .
创建者 CB•Feb 6th 2017
I really enjoyed this course and the effort it put forth to open the dialogue of religion, science and philosophy. Thank you for creating a space to openly discuss belief.
讲师
Dr J Adam Carter
ResearcherEpistemology - Philosphy
Dr Orestis Palermos
Research ExplorerSchool of Philosophy
Dr Mark Harris
Senior Lecturer in Science and ReligionSchool of Divinity
Professor Duncan Pritchard
Professor of PhilosophyUniversity of Edinburgh
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