What is suffering and should we study it?-Introductory Course Materials
Nursing Continuing Professional Development Contact Hours
Teacher Education University Credit from CU Boulder
Caring for Others Facebook Group
Course Capstone Project Overview
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Video: Course Capstone Project: Daniela Papi-Thornton
Capstone Project
What is suffering and should we study it?-What is suffering?
Introduction to Suffering and the Human Condition
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Video: Empathy: The Human Connection to Patient Care
What is suffering? Part I: Suffering as Qualitatively Different Than Pain
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Decartes and Dualism
What is suffering? Part II: Limitations of the Dualistic Understanding of Suffering
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What is suffering? Part III: Alternative Understandings
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What is suffering? Part IV: How Photography Changed Our Exposure to Suffering
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What is suffering and should we study it?-Should we study suffering?
Should we study suffering? Part I: Arguments Against Studying Suffering
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Should we study suffering? Part II: Arguments For Studying Suffering
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What are the different forms and causes of suffering?-The Classical Sociologists
What Durkheim Said About Suffering
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National Public Radio Survey: "3 Out Of 5 Americans Are Lonely.”
What Marx Said About Suffering
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What Weber Said About Suffering
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How much suffering is in the world today?-Evidence that Things are Getting Worse
Suffering in the World Today Part I: Anomie and Deviance
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“The Great Paradox of Our Time: Everything is Both Better and Worse Than Ever Before"
Suffering in the World Today Part II: Poverty and Inequality
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Suffering in the World Today Part III: Meaninglessness, Systematic Violence, and Unforeseen Dangers
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Suffering in the World Today Part IV: Improvements and Conclusion
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Has the meaning and portrayal of suffering changed over time?-Sacred/Religious Understandings of Suffering
The Meaning and Portrayal of Suffering Part I: Sacred/Religious Understandings
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“How Natural Disasters Can Be Faith-Challenging Experiences"
Has the meaning and portrayal of suffering changed over time?-Secular/Scientific Understandings of Suffering
The Meaning and Portrayal of Suffering Part II: Secular/Scientific Understandings
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Has the meaning and portrayal of suffering changed over time?-How Americans View Suffering
The Meaning and Portrayal of Suffering Part III: American Views
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Has the meaning and portrayal of suffering changed over time?-How Journalists and Social Scientists Portray Suffering Differently
The Meaning and Portrayal of Suffering Part IV: Journalism vs. Social Science
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Video about Child Neglect
The Meaning and Portrayal of Suffering Part V: Journalism vs. Social Science Part 2
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“The Disadvantage of Sensationalism in the Media”
Choose Your Controversy-Is religion the cause of terrorism?
Religion and Terrorism Part I: Questionable Assumptions About the Nature of Religion
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“You Shouldn’t Blame Islam for Terrorism. Religion Isn’t A Crucial Factor in Attacks”
Religion and Terrorism Part II: Religion is Not the Problem but it is Problematic
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Religion and Terrorism Part III: Can religion be made less problematic?
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Choose Your Controversy-Does digital media sensitize or desensitize Western countries to the suffering of distant others?
Digital Media Part I: Empathy Machines vs. Instruments of Indifference
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“'Horrific' And 'Surreal': The Words We Use To Bear Witness”
Digital Media Part II: How Spectators Talk and Respond to Suffering
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