King's Last Years I

Lecture Description

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.

Course Index

1. Overview: Strategic and Principled Nonviolence I
2. Overview: Strategic and Principled Nonviolence II
3. How Science and History Weigh in on the Possibility of the Nonviolence Effect I
4. How Science and History Weigh in on the Possibility of the Nonviolence Effect II
5. The Gita on Human Action and Life's Purpose I
6. The Gita on Human Action and Life's Purpose II
7. Arrival in South Africa to the Birth of Satyagraha (1893-1906); Constructive Program I
8. Arrival in South Africa to the Birth of Satyagraha (1893-1906); Constructive Program II
9. Success in South Africa: Return to India and the Year of Silence I
10. Success in South Africa: Return to India and the Year of Silence II
11. Tragedy at Amritsar: Rebellion Heats Up I
12. Tragedy at Amritsar: Rebellion Heats Up II
13. The Final Phase: Legacy of Triumph and Tragedy I
14. The Final Phase: Legacy of Triumph and Tragedy II
15. Nonviolence Midterm Review
16. Nonviolence in the West: Judeo-Christian & Islamic Sources
17. Medieval and Modern Nonviolence Christian Sects; the Society of Friends (Quakers) I
18. Early Pacifism and Non Violence (low audio starting at 1hr 2minutes)
19. The American Civil Rights Movement, I: Montgomery, Guest Lecture II
20. King's Last Years I
21. King's Last Years II
22. The Wheel of Nonviolence; Gandhian Economics
23. Aspects of Nonviolence Since Gandhi and King I
24. Aspects of Nonviolence Since Gandhi and King II
25. Nonviolence Course Review I
26. Nonviolence Course Review II