Tutor information
Karim Esmail
Formerly, Research Fellow, Oxford & Visiting Fellow, Harvard & Burney Student, Cambridge. Alongside international articles, he is the author of a clear & original philosophical work on God. He is a Course Director & Tutor, Cambridge.
Courses
Some medieval Christian and Islamic philosophers have been highly influential in the history of Western thought. This course is an introduction to the thought of some of these philosophers: Anselm; Aquinas; Ockham; al Kindi; al Farabi; al Ghazali.
An introduction to some great moral issues: animals, abortion, euthanasia, immigration, multiculturalism, freedom of speech and religion, capital punishment, war, world hunger, economic justice. Each week, we'll address an issue and the debate around it.
This course is an introduction to foundations of three great world religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam; their origins and early historical development; their key texts; some of their key beliefs and practices; and the bases of their ethics.