The Great Courses

In the course of these 36 stimulating lectures, you will investigate a wide range of philosophical approaches to science....

How do the histories of China and Japan, or Russia, India, and the remote territories of Sub-Saharan Africa fit in with commonly known accounts of Western traditions?....

When you join Professor Vandiver for this lecture series on the Iliad, you'll come to understand what has enthralled and gripped so many people....

Even after deciphering its hieroglyphs, and marveling at its scarabs, mummies, obelisks, and sphinxes, Egyptian civilization remains one of history's most mysterious....

This fresh and challenging inquiry into human societies takes a deep look at the effects and roles of war....

Learn how a single tongue spoken 150,000 years ago evolved into the estimated 6,000 languages used around the world today....

In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change-representing a global consensus of hundreds of scientists-concluded that "warming of the climate system is unequivocal"....

Follow 24 fascinating lectures that trace the history of the New Testament and the early Christian faith community....

These lectures are an invaluable resource and a helpful introduction to the grandest adventure story in Western literature....

In an exciting partnership with the Smithsonian, The Great Courses presents these 24 lectures that offer an unforgettable tour of Japanese life and culture....

Professor Nichols looks at each side of every argument, creating a balanced perspective that invites you to come to your own conclusions....

These lectures consistently deliver a fresh level of understanding about medieval England, its rulers and subjects, and their significance....

A thorough understanding of Conservatism's lineage, principles, and impact on history is essential to making sense of the 21st-century political dialogue....

Myths provide the keys to truly grasping the ways that principles, rituals, codes, and taboos are woven into the fabric of a particular society or civilization....

Even if you have listened to many of these illustrative pieces throughout your life you will never hear them the same way again after experiencing these lectures....

Is reality stable? What is happiness? How shall we best live our lives? In this series of 24 lectures, Professor Roochnik invites you to join this eternal discussion....

In this series of 24 fascinating lectures you'll investigate how the human brain is sculpted by evolution and other factors....

Many of Western cultures greatest figures have been writers. These 84 brilliant lectures survey more than 70 literary geniuses and masterpieces of Western literature....

With these 48 lectures, you’ll see the entire history of psychology unfold....

This series of 24 vibrant and accessible lectures sheds light on what's going on when we learn and dispels common myths about the subject....