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6 Lessons – The Complete Course
Each lesson follows our NIL method: Story → Learning Goal → Task → Reflection → Transfer
The Eternal Question – Does God Exist?
Lesson 1
The Eternal Question – Does God Exist?
Lesson 1
«Professor Meier, 58, physicist, stands before the starry sky and asks: 'Can chance create something so beautiful?' His colleague, a philosopher, answers: 'The better question is: Do we need a creator to recognize beauty?'»
Learning Goal: Learn about classical proofs of God and their criticism. Understand why this question has been asked for 3000 years.
Practical Task: Debate: Two groups – Theism vs. Humanism. Each side has 15 minutes to present the strongest arguments. Then: Role swap.
Reflection Question: Did the role swap change my perspective? Can one be both religious and humanistic?
Transfer to Everyday Life: Have a conversation with someone who has a different worldview – with genuine interest, without trying to convince.
Eastern Wisdom – Confucius, Buddha, Laozi
Lesson 2
Eastern Wisdom – Confucius, Buddha, Laozi
Lesson 2
«A businessman from Zurich travels to Japan. In the Zen monastery, the monk says: 'Empty your cup before pouring new tea.' The businessman only understands days later.»
Learning Goal: Understand the core philosophical ideas of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism and recognize their relevance today.
Practical Task: Wisdom workshop: Everyone chooses an Eastern text (Analects, Dhammapada, Tao Te Ching) and translates a passage into a modern everyday situation.
Reflection Question: Which Eastern wisdom speaks to me most? Why?
Transfer to Everyday Life: Try an Eastern practice for one week: meditation, conscious silence, or 'Wu Wei' (non-action).
Humanism & Enlightenment – From Rousseau to Today
Lesson 3
Humanism & Enlightenment – From Rousseau to Today
Lesson 3
«In 1762, Rousseau writes 'Émile' – a book about education that is burned in Paris. 260 years later, his ideas are more relevant than ever.»
Learning Goal: Trace the development of humanism from antiquity through the Enlightenment to modern humanistic pedagogy.
Practical Task: Timeline project: The class creates an interactive timeline from Confucius (551 BC) to Amonashvili (1931) with the most important humanistic milestones.
Reflection Question: Which thinker surprised me most? Why were humanistic ideas often fought against?
Transfer to Everyday Life: Write a short essay: 'What does humanism mean to me personally in 2026?'
Ethics Without God – Is That Possible?
Lesson 4
Ethics Without God – Is That Possible?
Lesson 4
«Dostoevsky wrote: 'If God does not exist, everything is permitted.' Albert Camus replied: 'Precisely because there is no God, we must take responsibility ourselves.'»
Learning Goal: Understand secular ethics models: Utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, Virtue ethics, Care ethics. Recognize that morality does not depend on religion.
Practical Task: Ethics café: 4 tables, 4 ethics models. Each table discusses the same dilemma from its perspective. Then: Compare results.
Reflection Question: Which ethics model convinces me most? Are there situations where none works?
Transfer to Everyday Life: Analyze an ethical decision from the past week: Which model did I unconsciously follow?
Meaning of Life – Philosophical Answers
Lesson 5
Meaning of Life – Philosophical Answers
Lesson 5
«Viktor Frankl survived Auschwitz. His conclusion: 'He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.' How does one find their why?»
Learning Goal: Learn about various philosophical and religious answers to the question of meaning and develop one's own standpoint.
Practical Task: Meaning collage: Create and present a personal meaning collage from magazines, quotes and own texts.
Reflection Question: What gives my life meaning? Has my answer changed through the course?
Transfer to Everyday Life: Start a 'meaning diary': Every evening note 3 things that gave the day significance.
My Philosophy – A Life with Values
Lesson 6
My Philosophy – A Life with Values
Lesson 6
«At the end stands not an answer, but a better question: Not 'What do I believe?' – but 'How do I want to live?'»
Learning Goal: Formulate a personal life philosophy that integrates various wisdom traditions.
Practical Task: Final project: 'My Philosophy' – a personal manifesto in free form (text, video, artwork, lecture).
Reflection Question: What do I take from this course? Which question remains open – and is that perhaps a good thing?
Transfer to Everyday Life: Keep the manifesto in a visible place. Read and reflect on it again in 6 months.
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