Course curriculum

  • 1

    Mistakes Were Made (but not by me) | Carol Tavris & Elliot Aronson

    • Neural Basis of Motivated Reasoning

    • The Seductive Allure of Neuroscience Explanations

    • Vivian Gornick | What Independence Has Come to Mean to Me

    • The Neuroscience of Force Escalation

    • Webinar Recording | Part 1 (Chapters 1-4)

    • Webinar Recording | Part 2 (Chapters 5-9)
  • 2

    The Enigma of Reason | Hugo Mercier & Dan Sperber

    • Webinar Recording | Part 1 (Introduction + Chapters 1-6)

    • Webinar Recording | Par 2 (Chapters 7-18 + Conclusion)

    • The Enigma of Reason | Mercier and Sperber | Part 2 of 2 (Webinar Slides)
  • 3

    Science and Myth | Wolfgang Smith

    • Webinar Recording | Part 1 (Introduction + Chapters 1-3)

    • Webinar Recording | Part 2 (Chapters 4-8)
  • 4

    The Scientification of Religion: An Historical Study of Discursive Change, 1800-2000 | Kocku von Stuckrad

    • Webinar Recording | Part 1 (Introduction + Chapters 1-5)

    • Webinar Recording | Part 2 (Chapters 6-8 + Conclusion)
  • 5

    Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance | George Saliba

    • Webinar Recording | Part 1 (Introduction + Chapters 1-3)

    • Webinar Recording | Part 2 (Chapters 4-7 + Conclusion)
  • 6

    Science Set Free: 10 Paths to New Discovery | Rupert Sheldrake

    • Science and Pseudoscience | SEP

    • Webinar Recording | Part 1 (Introduction + Chapters 1-6)

    • Webinar Recording | Part 2 (Chapters 7-12 + Conclusion)
  • 7

    Lost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers and Artists | Michael Morgan

    • Webinar Recording | Part 1 (Introduction + Chapters 1-4)

    • Webinar Recording | Part 2 (Chapters 5-8 + Conclusion)
  • 8

    Science and Civilization in Islam | Seyyed Hossein Nasr

    • Webinar Recording