In death may we find purpose
What you will learn
How to find purpose in life
Just maybe, death is not as frightening as first thought
How to leave a legacy behind
The benefits of having purpose.
Why take this course?
This is a course with two Instructors:
- Peter Thomas – pre-2017
- Chris Sivewright – post-2017
The reasons are clear in the Introduction.
There are five sections to this course:
- Purpose in Life
- How much time left?
- Thinking about Death
- How carefully should we live our lives?
- Is there life after death?
How is the course organised?
As per the five sections above but, in addition to lectures by Peter there are:
- Many references to news articles from 2024 and before
- Various Youtube clips of films that Peter acted in
- Homework questions
- References to studies – 2024 and before
- Some thought experiments
So, what makes this course different to others about finding purpose in life?
- There are many resources and homework questions. these are linked to articles and websites. They are form discussion in the Q/A. many of the resources are current as at mid-2024.
- To illustrate the points made in lectures, Peter (the Instructor) refers to films he has appeared in. This makes the course very personal – and unique. Clips from the films are shown.
- The emphasis is on participation. You are shown lectures and given links to resources. BUT questions are asked about these resources and the Q/A – which doubles as a forum for discussion -0mis used to discuss and explore a) what you have learnt but b) also what your thoughts are about the points made. In this sense the Q/A is an integral part of the course.
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