Money, Morality, and Debt | January Online Synchronous Course | 30 Spots | 8:30 pm CET

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Money, Morality, and Debt

What is money? Where does it come from? How does it relate to debt, morality, and theology? This course will explore those and related questions through philosophy, history, and anthropology and reveal a rich, multi-faceted history and philosophy of money, morality, and debt.

Week 1:

The Morality of Credit and Debt; The Myth of Barter.

Week 2:

The Moral Limits of Quantifying Values; The Rise of Commercial Societies and the Use of Money and Credit until the Middle Ages.

Week 3:

Nietzsche on Bourgeoisie Values; Debt Forgiveness; Money, Capitalism, and the Rise of Finance.

Week 4:

Debt in the 21st Century; What Money is; On Bitcoin.

Dates and Schedule:

• 4 weeks, once a week, 2 hrs per session.

• The course will start on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, and will end on Tuesday, January 25, 2022.

• Course Schedule: Tuesdays at 8:30 pm CET time.

• Synchronous online course via Zoom.

• Asynchronous: if you can't attend, you will have the option to watch the recorded lectures.

• Price: USD180$

• Capacity: 30 seats

Refund Policy: Please note that once you sign up for the course, there will be no refunds. Thank you.

Previous guest lecturers:

Nassim Nicholas Taleb: https://twitter.com/Decafquest/status/1396852198496260096

Trishank Karthik Kuppusamy

Website:

https://decafquest.com/

Instructors:

The course will be co-taught by:


  • Mahmoud Rasmi (@decafquest): finished his PhD in Philosophy at the University of Salamanca Spain. Between 2013 and 2020, he taught philosophy and cultural studies at the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University. Now, he has decided to venture into the virtual world in order to give affordable classes online to people who are interested in studying philosophy in a non-academic setting.

Here’s a sample class on Stoicism from an Introduction to Philosophy online course:

https://youtu.be/lWcM43dF_fs


  • Albert van der Galiën (@Anne_Albert): finished his MA in Economics and Philosophy at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he also taught philosophy and economics. His interests include, amongst others, systems thinking, uncertainty, and complexity. 

Important information:

You will receive the link to the sessions a few days before the course starts.

Those based in Lebanon can make the payment via Bank transfer (please contact me to provide you with the details).

Since we are not an institution, you will not be able to claim credits for the course. Many of you might also already be busy with your jobs and daily routine; as a result, we won’t be assigning any homework, exams, or papers. However, if any of you wishes to be assessed on the course material covered, we can arrange for the proper method and format in private.

The sessions will be recorded and uploaded to the DecafQuest YouTube channel as hidden. The links will be made available on google classroom to those registered.

Testimonials: Praise from others:

Course review by Anthony Smyrski here.

“Highly recommend to anyone interested in finding out (more or for the first time like me) about philosophy – selected readings and highly enjoyable discussions, interactive, live class sessions with participants from all over the world.” – Tan Erten, (@tanerten)

“This guy’s class could change your life. At least make you think.” – Stephen Schott (@StephenBSchott)

“But one thing I can say is that his class got me thinking.” – Assaad Elias Mrad (@mradassaad)

“I have never taken a class like this (am an engineer), so I was a little intimidated by my lack of knowledge on the subject matter. Mahmoud brought a very non-elite, bottom-up style to the discussions and I felt very free and compelled to comment and be a part of this class. His knowledge is exceptional, and his perseverance (despite significant constraints happening in Beirut) was an inspiration. Having Nassim Taleb as a guest lecturer was also a great start to the class. 10/10 would take another class!” – Tom Martin

“Interested in new learning? Curious about an ancient topic? @Decafquest philosphy course is a great use of 2 hours, 2x wk for 1 mo. You’ll be in company of a thoughtful, studied guide and likeminded others from across Earth globe asia-australia.

Appearing smart has never been easier: brag about your acceptance into DecafQuest’s “Intro to Philosophy”. Getting a little smarter has also never been easier either: join a knowledgable, inquisitive guide on discovering Philosopy, with contemporary collaboration of like-minded classmates across the globe.” – Peter Noble (@petewnoble)

“I highly recommend @Decafquest.” – Waël Atallah (@wael_atallah)

“I joined @Decafquest’s course and can say it’s thought-provoking and fun.” – Oussama Himani (@ohimani)

“Last month I signed up for @Decafquest’s course on the Pre-Socratics to help with a project I’m working on related to the Sophists. Today’s the class I’ve been waiting for, but I already learned BIGLY more than I’d imagined, incl. about patristics and Late Antique Christianity.” – Beyon Miloyan (@bmiloy)

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Money, Morality, and Debt | January Online Synchronous Course | 30 Spots | 8:30 pm CET

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