OLLI 600 - Religion, Philosophy and Ethics

Spring 2010

F601 - Nicomachean Ethics: Part III - Bob Lawshe
       Aristotle's Ethics [PDF]

F602 - Topics in Philosophy
       Apr. 19: Philosophy and craft - Jeanne Day
          A note from Jeanne Day [Word] [PDF]
          Project Gutenberg: Symposium, by Plato

F603 - The Great Christian Schism - John Rybicki
       The Church Divided, Part I [PPT] [PDF]
       The Church Divided, Part II [PPT] [PDF]
       The Church Divided, Part III [PPT] [PDF]
       The Church Divided, Part IV [PPT] [PDF]

L608 - Six Voices, Six Faiths
       Mar 25: Rabbi Michael Ragozin - Judaism [PPT] [PDF]
       Apr 1: Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael - Unitarian Universalist
          Handout for class [Word] [PDF] Slides [PDF]
       Apr 15: Rev. Kate Bryant - Christianity [PPT]2.3MB [PDF]0.9MB

Winter 2010

L607 - Epictetus - Bob Lawshe
A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life [Word] [PDF]

Fall 2009

F603 - Nicomachean Ethics: Part 1 - Bob Lawshe
Handout [Word] 5MB [PDF] 0.8MB

Summer 2009

F602 - Government-Funded Religion - Rabbi Jack Moline
Interfaith Alliance Home Page Government Funded Religion
"Keeping the Faith" [PDF]

Spring 2009

F601 - Topics in Philosophy
       Week 1 - Andrew Light: Climate Change [PowerPoint]7.5MB [PDF]3.5MB
       Week 2 - Irmgard Scherer: The Beautiful Soul [MS Word] [PDF]

F602 - Plato’s Republic: Part III
       Plato's Theory of Forms [MS Word] [PDF]
       Epictetus [MS Word] [PDF]

F604 Isaiah the Prophet: Differing Views
       John Rybicki - Complete handout [PowerPoint] [PDF]

F606 - Poverty, Homelessness and Hunger in the World’s Richest Nation
       Week 1 - Jack Underhill: US Poverty & Inequality [MS Word] [PDF]

Winter 2009

L604 - Explorations in Religion
       Week 1 - Hinduism in India [PowerPoint] [PDF]
       -- Photos    Note: PPT files below are very large (5-10MB)
          1st set [PPT] [PDF]
          2nd set [PPT] [PDF] (Rajdhani Temple)
          3rd set [PPT] [PDF]

Fall 2008

603 - Plato's Republic: Part 1 [PDF] [MS Word]
       Some Platonic Images [PDF] [MS Word] (added Dec 4, 2008)
         Updated version of the Myth of the Ring of Gyges:
              The Black Hole (YouTube video, added Dec 8, 2008)

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