PHILOSOPHY
INTRODUCTION
Critical Thinking
If you would like to gain skills in argument and logic, this course is designed for you. Taught at Christ College, the course explains arumentation, the Christian’s understanding of reasoning, the importance of linguistic analysis, informal fallacies, and deductive reasoning. The two textbooks for the course are: Copi & Cohen, Introduction to Logic (8th ed.)(ISBN 10 – 0023250356), (ISBN 13 – 978-0023250354, and Morris Engel, With Good Reason (2nd ed.)(ISBN – 0312885172), (ISBN 13 – 978-0312885175).
History of Western Philosophy: Renaissance & Enlightenment
In this course at Christ College Dr. Bahnsen continues the discussion of Western thought, exploring the late Middle Ages through Kant. The intellectual and social challenges of our own day trace back to developments in this significant period [1400-1800]. Champions the Reformation worldview, while offering great presuppositional insights and internal critiques of unbiblical philosophies.
The Place of Logic and Emotion
People often think logic and emotion stand in opposition to one another. Dr. Bahnsen demonstrates how these two gifts from God work together to enable Christians to love God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength.
A Brief Christian Introduction to Philosophy
This set has diminished sound quality, hence the low price. Get a quick overview by Dr. Bahnsen of the subject of philosophy. This is a great way to start your studies in philosophy.
History of Western Philosophy: Ancient & Medieval
Here is a great way to gain the background in philosophy which you have wanted but never had the time to get. In a course at Christ College Dr. Bahnsen discusses the history of philosophical development from biblical times, through ancient Greece and into the Middle Ages. Understand the antithesis between Christianity and the world (even in our culture today), as well as the crucial setting for the introduction of Christianity and its early development in the world of thought. Also helpful for deepening your understanding of apologetical issues.
History of Western Philosophy: Modern (19th-20th Centuries)
This set completes Dr. Bahnsen’s survey of the history of Western thought and its cultural impact. Presuppositional analysis is applied to the last two-hundred years of philosophy, beginning with the shaky responses to the hammer-blows of Kant’s critical philosophy and continuing on with valuable discussions and insights.
The Philosophy of Christianity
Taught at Ashland Seminary, this course in the philosophy of religion deals with difficult philosophical questions pertaining to the truth and meaning of Christianity. The lectures follow two text books: Baruch Brody, Readings in the Philosophy of Religion: An Analytical Approach, and Leslie Stevenson, Seven Views of Human Nature. Material is on an advanced level.
