About this course: Throughout history, the vast majority of people around the globe have believed they have, however defined, a “soul.” While the question of whether the soul exists cannot be answered by science, what we can study are the causes and consequences of various beliefs about the soul and its prospects of surviving the death of the body. Why are soul and afterlife beliefs so common in human history? Are there adaptive advantages to assuming souls exist? Are there brain structures that have been shaped by environmental pressures that provide the foundation of body/mind dualism that is such a prominent feature of many religions? How do these beliefs shape the worldviews of different cultures and our collective lives? What is the role of competing afterlife beliefs in religion, science, politics, and war? This course explores several facets of this relatively unexplored but profoundly important aspect of human thought and behavior. The course consists mainly of 70 to 80 minute lectures, typically broken up into 3 segments, recorded from a course offered by Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences. These videos include slides and some embedded video clips. Most lectures are accompanied by slides used during the lecture, also including recommended reading assignment which may provide additional opportunities to reflect on your studies. Due to the lengthiness of this class and natural progression, the online course has been separated into 3 units, this is Unit 2.
Taught by: Prof. Daniel M. Ogilvie, Professor of Psychology
Psychology
Taught by: Prof. Leonard W. Hamilton, Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
| Commitment | 3-5 小时/周 |
| Language | English, Subtitles: Romanian |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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- Leyendo: Welcome to the Course
- Leyendo: Learner Support
- Video: Thinking and Feeling Part B
- Video: Thinking and Feeling Part C
- Leyendo: Unpleasantness in Vermont
- Video: Terror Management Part B
- Video: Terror Management Part C
- Leyendo: Tales from the Crypt: On the Role of Death in Life
- Video: Internalized Beliefs I Part B
- Video: Internalized Beliefs I Part C
- Leyendo: The Anatomy of Internalized Beliefs
- Leyendo: The Anatomy of Internalized Beliefs: Like a Rock (slides from presentation)
- Video: Internalized Beliefs II Part B
- Video: Internalized Beliefs II Part C
- Leyendo: Mirror Neurons and Imitation Learning as the Driving Force Behind "the Great Leap Forward" in Human Evolution
- Leyendo: Religion is natural
- Video: After-Life, Out of Body, and Disembodied I Part B
- Video: After-Life, Out of Body, and Disembodied I Part C
- Video: After-Life, Out of Body, and Disembodied II Part B
- Video: After-Life, Out of Body, and Disembodied II Part C
- Leyendo: Soul Searching
- Video: The Brain & Our Emotional Future Part B
- Video: The Brain & Our Emotional Future Part C
- Leyendo: Religion is natural
- Video: Biology of Thou Shalt Not (Part B)
- Video: Biology of Thou Shalt Not (Part C)
- Video: The Undesired Self Part B
- Video: The Undesired Self Part C
- Leyendo: The Undesired Self: Deadly Connotations
- Leyendo: Syllabus
- Leyendo: Grading and Logistics
Cada curso es como un libro de texto interactivo, con videos pregrabados, cuestionarios y proyectos.
Conéctate con miles de estudiantes y debate ideas y materiales del curso, y obtén ayuda para dominar los conceptos.
Obtén reconocimiento oficial por tu trabajo y comparte tu éxito con amigos, compañeros y empleadores.
Amazing, must have
I think it is very interesting.
Great experience! This is a unique course, I always have been interested in the relation between psychology and religion and, I never believed it will be molded in an academical way with this mastery. I already enroled in the last unit!
Don't miss it, is a great chance to deeper your knowledge in this exciting subject.
Excellent course. Congratulations to the team that put this material together! You have answered questions and addressed issues which have been on my mind for a long, long time. I will recommend this course to everyone that I know.