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About the Course

This course will introduce you to some of the main areas of research in contemporary philosophy. Each module a different philosopher will talk you through some of the most important questions and issues in their area of expertise. We’ll begin by trying to understand what philosophy is – what are its characteristic aims and methods, and how does it differ from other subjects? Then we’ll spend the rest of the course gaining an introductory overview of several different areas of philosophy. Topics you’ll learn about will include: Epistemology, where we’ll consider what our knowledge of the world and ourselves consists in, and how we come to have it; Philosophy of science, where we’ll investigate foundational conceptual issues in scientific research and practice; Philosophy of Mind, where we’ll ask questions about what it means for something to have a mind, and how minds should be understood and explained; Political Philosophy, where we'll investigate whether we have an obligation to obey the law; Moral Philosophy, where we’ll attempt to understand the nature of our moral judgements and reactions – whether they aim at some objective moral truth, or are mere personal or cultural preferences, and; Metaphysics, where we’ll think through some fundamental conceptual questions about free will and the nature of reality. The development of this MOOC has been led by the University of Edinburgh's Eidyn research centre. To accompany 'Introduction to Philosophy', we are pleased to announce a tie-in book from Routledge entitled 'Philosophy for Everyone'. This course companion to the 'Introduction to Philosophy' course was written by the Edinburgh Philosophy team expressly with the needs of MOOC students in mind. 'Philosophy for Everyone' contains clear and user-friendly chapters, chapter summaries, glossary, study questions, suggestions for further reading and guides to online resources. Please click "Start Here" and navigate to the "Optional Reading" page for more information. This course is also available with captions in Chinese: https://www.coursera.org/learn/zhexue-daolun Learners can apply for Financial Aid directly with Coursera to assist with the cost of accessing the full course and gaining a certificate for successfully completing the course....

Top reviews

EG

May 14, 2020

Clear, complete, rigorous, user friendly, open to different levels of engagement, great and wide extra materials and peer discussion, covers the Big Questions and the mains ways to focus them.

JA

Jul 17, 2020

Excelente. Presenta un abanico de problemas de la filosofía. Pensar en ellos lleva a múltiples cuestiones que aun deben ser pensadas. Felicitaciones al equipo de docentes por tan excelente labor

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By 魏胜昆

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Mar 19, 2020

内容对启发人开始哲学性的思考很有帮助，题目有的有一些难度但是多做多思考还是能做对的。

By Lucas A S

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Jan 10, 2019

Very Good, Very Informative! Thanks a Lot!

By N H

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Aug 6, 2017

Good start for the beginers to Philosophy.

By Ben P

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Jul 3, 2017

Very nice introduction to the subject area

By musa

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Nov 8, 2015

Spas dikim mamoste ji bo ked û xebat a te.

By Ove J

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Aug 23, 2015

Exellent intro. I would welcome a followup

By SEGUNDO G V V

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Jan 23, 2025

Excelente curso muy didáctico y digerible

By MARIBEL P M

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Jun 3, 2024

excelente reflexión en todos los ejemplos

By José M P C

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May 19, 2023

Excelent and has a lot of food for though

By Michael O

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Jul 26, 2020

Highly thought provoking and stimulating!

By SumaiyaAkter

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Jun 23, 2020

It's totally helpful and nice opportunity

By Mujalin P

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May 3, 2020

This course is really fantastic and fun!!

By Marcos J N

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Jun 14, 2019

Uno de los mejores cursos que he probado.

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By Deleted A

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Dec 3, 2015

amazingly concise and well picked topics!

By Belwin B

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Oct 16, 2024

Really interesting course for a beginner

By black f

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Nov 27, 2021

Good explanattion and quality of exams.

By Berkay Y

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Jan 22, 2021

It was great. Thank you for everything !

By Muhammad R

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Dec 28, 2020

A lot of information with great examples

By Jose A S

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Oct 27, 2020

The lectures were very much informative!

By Fariha A

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Aug 21, 2020

I just love this course awesome love it.

By Daniel S G

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Jan 11, 2020

Very introductional but still meaningful

By Richard D

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Oct 3, 2015

An fantastic introduction to philosophy!

By Miguel E M L

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Sep 26, 2015

Aprendí mucho y lo apliqué de inmediato!

By Kirsten B

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Jan 5, 2022

excellent course! Outstanding faculty!