“Everyone explores the big picture in different ways,” said Breyer, noting physics, biology, English, all look at big questions. If fields of study were represented by the human body, philosophy would be the muscles that allow other disciplines to stretch. He has explored freedom and responsibility in the Buddhist tradition for the journal Sophia, and delved into the idea of cognitive agency in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly.īreyer believes the bigger questions in life are not isolated to philosophy. He has debated Molinism-a theory about how God can providentially guide the world without undermining human freedom-in the journal Philosophia Christi. Lectures focus on topics such as “The Problem of Expectation and Desire,” “The Fear of Death,” “Forgiveness and Redemption,” and “What is Evil?”Įxamining moral responsibility and personal choice in the face of big questions permeates the research and teaching of Breyer, who also serves as the director of the religious studies program. For the 24-part series of lectures, he guides participants through different philosophical and religious traditions while exploring difficult questions about the human condition. Throughout his studies, Breyer pushed the boundaries by incorporating the ideas of Indian, Buddhist, and Chinese philosophies. “I really did not know what that meant, but I did think this would be a way to explore evil from a lot of different traditions,” said Breyer, an associate professor.
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