Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion
- Expresses Complex Ideas
- Debates Conflicting Perspectives
- Provides Historic Contexts
These courses explore life’s greatest questions by discussing classic and modern philosophers, psychology, and world religions. They develop skills to express complex ideas, challenge orthodoxy, and expose underlying assumptions.
This semester, study in-person or from anywhere in the world from the safety and comfort of your home through online or remote instruction.
Political Thought and Life: From Plato to Climate Change
Political theory is often viewed as overly philosophical, abstract, and inapplicable to contemporary life. Our goal in this course will be to...
The Private and the Public
Explore the relationship between the individual and society, ethics and politics, and various forms of government.
Religion and Literature: From the Bible to James Baldwin
Register for this Spring 2024 course on the new NYU SPS Academy of Lifelong Learning website. The Hungarian critic Georg Lukács said...
Comparative Religion: From Christianity to Confucianism
Gain a basic understanding of the beliefs and practices of the world’s major religions.
Women in the Ancient Near East
Using existing literature and art, explore women’s position in the sociopolitical sphere of the Ancient Near East.