The Great Courses - The Modern Scholar - Volume - S ~ 26 MP3 AUDIOBOOK COLLECTION

The Great Courses - The Modern Scholar - Volume - S This Great Courses – S Collection brings together a dynamic mix of science, philosophy, literature, and human psychology, reflecting the intellectual breadth that defines the series. Courses like Grant Hardy’s Sacred Texts of the World and Lawrence Principe’s Science and Religion explore the intersection of belief and knowledge, showing how humanity’s search for truth has evolved across cultures and eras. Steven Goldman’s Science in the 20th Century and Science Wars trace the shifting authority of science in society, while Peter Vishton’s trilogy—Scientific Secrets for a Powerful Memory, For Raising Kids Who Thrive, and For Self-Control—translates neuroscience into tools for daily life. From David Kyle Johnson’s Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy to Sarah Rugheimer’s Searching for Extraterrestrial Life, these lectures merge wonder with inquiry, inviting learners to think critically about possibility and discovery. The arts and humanities stand alongside science here as essential expressions of human experience. Clare Kinney’s Shakespeare’s Tragedies and Peter Saccio’s Shakespeare: The Word and the Action bring the Bard’s timeless dramas to vivid life, while James Krasner’s Sherlock Holmes: Beyond the Elementary dissects the logic and psychology of detection. Jennifer McNabb’s Sex, Love, and Marriage from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment explores the evolution of intimacy and gender roles, complementing Robert Sapolsky’s Stress and Your Body and Nancy Zarse’s Survival Mentality, which reveal the biological and psychological mechanisms of endurance. S. James Gates Jr.’s Superstring Theory propels listeners to the frontier of physics, offering a poetic view of the universe’s hidden structure, while Robert Greenberg’s Symphonies of Beethoven concludes the sequence in harmony—celebrating the human spirit through the language of music. Together, these works capture The Great Courses’ signature balance between empirical truth, emotional depth, and creative brilliance, illustrating how curiosity unites all fields of knowledge.

CONTENT:

1. Grant Hardy - Sacred Texts Of The World
2. Lawrence M. Principe - Science And Religion
3. Steven L. Goldman - Science In The 20th Century: A Social-Intellectual Survey
4. Steven L. Goldman - Science Wars: What Scientists Know And How They Know It
5. Peter M. Vishton - Scientific Secrets For A Powerful Memory
6. Peter M. Vishton - Scientific Secrets For Raising Kids Who Thrive
7. C. Nathan DeWall - Scientific Secrets For Self-Control
8. David Kyle Johnson - Sci-Phi: Science Fiction As Philosophy
9. Angus Fletcher - Screenwriting 101: Mastering The Art Of Story
10. Sarah Rugheimer - Searching For Extraterrestrial Life
11. H. Craig Heller - Secrets Of Sleep Science: From Dreams To Disorders
12. Francis B. Colavita - Sensation, Perception, And The Aging Process
13. Jennifer McNabb - Sex, Love, And Marriage From The Middle Ages To The Enlightenment
14. Clare R. Kinney - Shakespeare's Tragedies
15. Peter Saccio - Shakespeare: The Word And The Action
16. James Krasner - Sherlock Holmes: Beyond The Elementary
17. Thad A. Polk - Shocking Psychological Studies And The Lessons They Teach
18. Michael Shermer - Skepticism 101: How To Think Like A Scientist
19. Tyler Roberts - Skeptics And Believers: Religious Debate In The Western Intellectual Tradition
20. Alex Filippenko - Skywatching: Seeing And Understanding Cosmic Wonders
21. Stanley K. Ridgley - Strategic Thinking Skills
22. Robert Sapolsky - Stress And Your Body
23. William R. Cook, Ronald B. Herzman - St. Augustine's Confessions
24. S. James Gates Jr. - Superstring Theory: The DNA Of Reality
25. Nancy Zarse - Survival Mentality: The Psychology Of Staying Alive
26. Robert Greenberg - Symphonies Of Beethoven

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