Nonviolence: From Gandhi to Martin Luther King

Course Description

An introduction to the science of nonviolence, mainly as seen through the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi. Historical overview of nonviolence East and the West up to the American Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr., with emphasis on the ideal of principled nonviolence and the reality of mixed or strategic nonviolence in practice, especially as applied to problems of social justice and defense.

Lectures

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   Lecture 1 - Overview: Strategic and Principled Nonviolence I

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   Lecture 2 - Overview: Strategic and Principled Nonviolence II

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   Lecture 3 - How Science and History Weigh in on the Possibility of the Nonviolence Effect I

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   Lecture 4 - How Science and History Weigh in on the Possibility of the Nonviolence Effect II

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   Lecture 5 - The Gita on Human Action and Life's Purpose I

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   Lecture 6 - The Gita on Human Action and Life's Purpose II

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   Lecture 7 - Arrival in South Africa to the Birth of Satyagraha (1893-1906); Constructive Program I

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   Lecture 8 - Arrival in South Africa to the Birth of Satyagraha (1893-1906); Constructive Program II

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   Lecture 9 - Success in South Africa: Return to India and the Year of Silence I

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    Lecture 10 - Success in South Africa: Return to India and the Year of Silence II

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    Lecture 11 - Tragedy at Amritsar: Rebellion Heats Up I

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    Lecture 12 - Tragedy at Amritsar: Rebellion Heats Up II

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    Lecture 13 - The Final Phase: Legacy of Triumph and Tragedy I

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    Lecture 14 - The Final Phase: Legacy of Triumph and Tragedy II

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    Lecture 15 - Nonviolence Midterm Review

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    Lecture 16 - Nonviolence in the West: Judeo-Christian & Islamic Sources

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    Lecture 17 - Medieval and Modern Nonviolence Christian Sects; the Society of Friends (Quakers) I

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    Lecture 18 - Early Pacifism and Non Violence (low audio starting at 1hr 2minutes)

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    Lecture 19 - The American Civil Rights Movement, I: Montgomery, Guest Lecture II

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    Lecture 20 - King's Last Years I

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    Lecture 21 - King's Last Years II

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    Lecture 22 - The Wheel of Nonviolence; Gandhian Economics

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    Lecture 23 - Aspects of Nonviolence Since Gandhi and King I

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    Lecture 24 - Aspects of Nonviolence Since Gandhi and King II

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    Lecture 25 - Nonviolence Course Review I

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    Lecture 26 - Nonviolence Course Review II