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Philosophy

General Humanities

Precepted by Adam Beaton

Current and Upcoming Modules in the Philosophy Portal

July 2026

The God Who Conquered Rome: From Pagans to Persecutions to Power Candidate

Precepted by Adam Beaton

Preceptors for Philosophy

Adam Beaton

Faith Acker

Gabriel Schenk

Hamish Williams

Julian Barr

Liam Daley

Nancy "Anni" Foasberg

Pilar Barrera

Robert Steed

Sam Roche

Sara Brown

All Modules in Philosophy Portal

Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals
An Intensive Reading of the Tao Te Ching/Daode jing 道德經 Part II	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ecocriticism History Japan Le Guin Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Intensive Reading of the Tao Te Ching/Daode jing 道德經	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China East Asian Studies Philosophy Religious Studies
An Intensive Reading of the Zhuangzi/Chuang Tzu 莊子	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Anime China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics Fantasy History Japan Le Guin Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Introduction to Classical Philosophy	Dr. Hamish Williams	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Ethics Metaphysics Philosophy
An Introduction to Hinduism	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Introduction to Islam	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Cultural Studies Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Introduction to Sacramental Christianity	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Cultural Studies Ethics History JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Philosophy Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Art History – A Thousand Stories Non-Sequential Series	Pilar Barrera	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Art Bible Comparative Mythology Crafting Cultural Studies History Modernism Philosophy Renaissance Romanticism The Greco-Roman World The Middle Ages
Art History – A Thousand Stories: Dutch Golden Age	Pilar Barrera	General Humanities Sector	Art Cultural Studies History Philosophy
Art History – A Thousand Stories: Italian Renaissance	Pilar Barrera	General Humanities Sector	Art Cultural Studies History Philosophy
Art History – A Thousand Stories: Post-Impressionism	Pilar Barrera	General Humanities Sector	Art Crafting Cultural Studies History Philosophy
Creative Writing: Aristotle's Poetics for Story-Tellers	Dr. Julian Barr	Creative Writing Sector	Adaptation Theory Classical Literature Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Cultural Studies Philosophy Poetry The Greco-Roman World
C.S. Lewis' The Four Loves and Greek Philosophy	Dr. Julian Barr	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature CS Lewis Cultural Studies Philosophy Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World The Inklings
Exploring Tolkien's "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth"	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Philosophy The Inklings
From Page to Heart: A Workshop for Memorizing What You Love	Sam Roche	Living Arts Sector	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages British Literature Children’s Literature Classical Literature Collaborative Feedback Conversational Languages Creative Writing Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Intermediate Languages Invented Languages Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies Workshops
Greek Tragedy: Aeschylus and The Oresteia	Adam Beaton	General Humanities Sector	History Philosophy The Greco-Roman World
His Dark Materials in Context Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Amber Spyglass	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Golden Compass	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Subtle Knife	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
Introduction to Japanese Religions Series	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy	Dr. Joe Desloge	General Humanities Sector	History Linguistics Metaphysics Philosophy
Le Guin’s Hainish Cycle: The Dispossessed	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Le Guin Philosophy Science Fiction Utopias
Plato's Republic	Adam Beaton	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy The Greco-Roman World
Representing Utopia through the Ages	Dr. Hamish Williams	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Ethics Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Philosophy The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature Utopias Worldbuilding
Stoicism and the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius	Dr. John Soden	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature History Philosophy The Greco-Roman World
The God Who Conquered Rome: From Pagans to Persecutions to Power	Adam Beaton	General Humanities Sector	History Philosophy Religious Studies
The Imperial Radch Series: Ancillary Justice	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Philosophy Science Fiction
The Imperial Radch Series: Ancillary Mercy	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Philosophy Science Fiction
The Imperial Radch Series: Ancillary Sword	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Philosophy Science Fiction
The Imperial Radch Series: Unpacking a Sci-Fi Masterwork in Three Acts Non-Sequential Series	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Philosophy Science Fiction
Tolkien and the Classical World	Dr. Hamish Williams	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Ethics Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Philosophy Poetry The Greco-Roman World
Tolkien and the Romantics Non-Sequential Series	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Ecocriticism JRR Tolkien Legacy Literacy Philosophy Romanticism Women's Studies
Tolkien and the Romantics: Dark Romanticism and the Gothic Literary Tradition	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	Anthropocene British Literature Classical Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Philosophy Poetry Romanticism The Middle Ages
Tolkien and the Romantics: Forging Myth and History	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	Anthropocene Arthurian Literature British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature History JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Philosophy Poetry Romanticism The Middle Ages Time Travel Travel Literature Worldbuilding
Tolkien and the Romantics: Nature and Ecology	Will Sherwood	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene British Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy JRR Tolkien Legacy Literacy Metaphysics Philosophy Romanticism Travel Literature Women's Studies
Ubuntu: An Introduction to African Philosophy	Ishmael Bhila	General Humanities Sector	Anthropocene Cultural Studies Ethics History Philosophy
Video Game Studies	Wesley Schantz	General Humanities Sector	Adaptation Theory Anime Children’s Literature Digital Humanities Film Studies History Japan Monsters Music Philosophy Poetry Science Fiction Video Games
Warring States Era Chinese Philosophy: Attaining Flow	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China East Asian Studies History Philosophy
Warrior Biographies: Influential Figures in Japanese Martial Arts	Sam Roche	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature East Asian Studies Fairy Tales History Japan Martial Arts Philosophy Religious Studies
Zen History and Thought: An Overview	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China Cultural Studies East Asian Studies History Japan Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages

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