Introduction To Philosophy

This course will expose you to some of the most important topics of contemporary philosophical research. Each session will feature a different philosopher who will guide you through some of the most pressing topics and concerns in their field. They will start by trying to figure out what philosophy is — what are its main goals and methods, and how does it compare to other disciplines? The rest of the course will be spent getting an overview of numerous different topics of philosophy.

Epistemology, in which they analyze what knowledge of the world and ourselves consists of and how they came to acquire it, is one of the topics you'll learn about. They will look at core conceptual challenges in scientific investigation and practice in philosophy of science. They will discuss what it is for something to have a mind and how minds should be understood and described in Philosophy of Mind. They will look into whether they have a moral obligation to follow the law in Political Philosophy. Moral Philosophy is a course in which they will try to understand the nature of moral judgments and reactions, whether they are aimed at some objective moral truth or are simply personal or cultural preferences, and. They will discuss metaphysics, where They will consider some fundamental philosophical issues such as free will and the nature of reality. The Eidyn research centre at the University of Edinburgh has led the development of this MOOC.

They were excited to introduce a companion book from Routledge, titled 'Philosophy for Everyone,' to go along with 'Introduction to Philosophy.' This course companion to the 'Introduction to Philosophy' course was prepared specifically for MOOC students by the Edinburgh Philosophy team. 'Philosophy for Everyone' includes clear and user-friendly chapters, chapter summaries, glossary, study questions, recommendations for more reading, and links to online resources. For more information, please click "Start Here" and go to the "Optional Reading" page.

• Flexible deadlines: Reset deadlines based on your availability.
• Shareable certificate: Get a Certificate when you complete
• 100% online: Start now and learn when it's convenient for you.
• Approx. 7 p.m. to finish
• Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, Dutch, Korean, German, Russian

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