The American Identity

• The Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition

• Autor: Daniel N. Robinson, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Daniel N. Robinson
• Spieldauer: 30 Std. und 11 Min.
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Grasp the important ideas that have served as the backbone of philosophy across the ages with this extraordinary 60-lecture series. This is your opportunity to explore the enormous range of philosophical perspectives and ponder the most important and enduring of human questions-without spending your life poring over dense philosophical texts.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Well read! best coverage of philosophers .

• Von Amazon Customer Am hilfreichsten 20.04.2018

• Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills

• Autor: Steven Novella, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Steven Novella
• Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 39 Min.
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No skill is more important in today's world than being able to think about, understand, and act on information in an effective and responsible way. What's more, at no point in human history have we had access to so much information, with such relative ease, as we do in the 21st century. But because misinformation out there has increased as well, critical thinking is more important than ever. These 24 rewarding lectures equip you with the knowledge and techniques you need to become a savvier, sharper critical thinker in your professional and personal life.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• wow! very nice and interesting.

• Von Samuel Am hilfreichsten 14.10.2015

• The Iliad of Homer

• Autor: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Elizabeth Vandiver
• Spieldauer: 6 Std. und 4 Min.
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For thousands of years, Homer's ancient epic poem the Iliad has enchanted readers from around the world. When you join Professor Vandiver for this lecture series on the Iliad, you'll come to understand what has enthralled and gripped so many people.Her compelling 12-lecture look at this literary masterpiece -whether it's the work of many authors or the "vision" of a single blind poet - makes it vividly clear why, after almost 3,000 years, the Iliad remains not only among the greatest adventure stories ever told but also one of the most compelling meditations on the human condition ever written.

• No Excuses: Existentialism and the Meaning of Life

• Autor: Robert C. Solomon, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Robert C. Solomon
• Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 7 Min.
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What is life? What is my place in it? What choices do these questions obligate me to make? More than a half-century after it burst upon the intellectual scene - with roots that extend to the mid-19th century - Existentialism's quest to answer these most fundamental questions of individual responsibility, morality, and personal freedom, life has continued to exert a profound attraction.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Great Introduction to Existentialism

• Von Andreas S. Am hilfreichsten 30.07.2017

• The American Civil War

• Autor: Gary W. Gallagher, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Gary W. Gallagher
• Spieldauer: 24 Std. und 36 Min.
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Between 1861 and 1865, the clash of the greatest armies the Western hemisphere had ever seen turned small towns, little-known streams, and obscure meadows in the American countryside into names we will always remember. In those great battles, those streams ran red with blood-and the United States was truly born.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Lautstärke schwankt

• Von Georg Am hilfreichsten 24.07.2018

• 1066: The Year That Changed Everything

• Autor: Jennifer Paxton, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Jennifer Paxton
• Spieldauer: 3 Std.
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With this exciting and historically rich six-lecture course, experience for yourself the drama of this dynamic year in medieval history, centered on the landmark Norman Conquest. Taking you from the shores of Scandinavia and France to the battlefields of the English countryside, these lectures will plunge you into a world of fierce Viking warriors, powerful noble families, politically charged marriages, tense succession crises, epic military invasions, and much more.Your journey starts in the 10th and early 11th centuries, when power in England and Normandy was very much up for grabs-and when the small island nation was under continuous assault from Viking forces. Professor Paxton helps you gain a solid grasp of the complex political alliances and shifting relationships between figures such as Emma of Normandy, Cnut, and Edward the Confessor. She also recounts for you the two seminal battles that pitted England against the Scandinavians and the Normans: the Battle of Stamford Bridge and the Battle of Hastings. Throughout the lectures, Dr. Paxton opens your eyes to continued debates and controversies over this year and offers her own take on the Norman Conquest's enduring legacy and the fascinating results of this epic clash. By exploring the year 1066-what led up to it, what happened during that fateful year, and what changed as a result-you'll gain a sharper perspective and a greater understanding of everything that would come afterward.

• The Foundations of Western Civilization

• Autor: Thomas F. X. Noble, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Thomas F. X. Noble
• Spieldauer: 24 Std. und 54 Min.
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What is Western Civilization? According to Professor Noble, it is "much more than human and political geography," encompassing myriad forms of political and institutional structures - from monarchies to participatory republics - and its own traditions of political discourse. It involves choices about who gets to participate in any given society and the ways in which societies have resolved the tension between individual self-interest and the common good.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• very interesting overview

• Von Martin Pfemeter Am hilfreichsten 07.12.2017

• The New Testament

• Autor: Bart D. Ehrman, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Bart D. Ehrman
• Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 26 Min.
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Whether taken as a book of faith or a cultural artifact, the New Testament is among the most significant writings the world has ever known, its web of meaning relied upon by virtually every major writer in the last 2,000 years. Yet the New Testament is not only one of Western civilization’s most believed books, but also one of its most widely disputed, often maligned, and least clearly understood, with a vast number of people unaware of how it was written and transmitted.

• Thinking Like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making

• Autor: Randall Bartlett, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Randall Bartlett
• Spieldauer: 6 Std. und 10 Min.
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Economic forces are everywhere around you. But that doesn't mean you need to passively accept whatever outcome those forces might press upon you. Instead, with these 12 fast-moving and crystal clear lectures, you can learn how to use a small handful of basic nuts-and-bolts principles to turn those same forces to your own advantage.

• Elements of Jazz: From Cakewalks to Fusion

• Autor: Bill Messenger, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Bill Messenger
• Spieldauer: 5 Std. und 59 Min.
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Jazz is a uniquely American art form, one of America's great contributions to not only musical culture, but world culture, with each generation of musicians applying new levels of creativity that take the music in unexpected directions that defy definition, category, and stagnation.

Now you can learn the basics and history of this intoxicating genre in an eight-lecture series that is as free-flowing and original as the art form itself.