Philosophy Guide for Beginners
What you'll learn
- Elements of philosophical history
- A myriad of philosophy ideas
- Various philosophers, their backgrounds, their lives, and cultural context
- New ideas, new thoughts, and insights in perception
- Thoughts on politics, society, the economy, existentialism and meaning
- Understanding rationalism, metaphysics, stoicism, humanism, and other movements
- Become better logical thinkers
- Relate our purpose in life, nature, and society
- See the relationship between nature and science, biology and our place in the universe
- Comprehend religious thought patterns better, such as the Catholic church
- See how philosophy has evolved over the centuries
- Understand more of the underlying reasoning of feminism, skepticism, and transcendent perspectives
Requirements
- Enthusiasm and interest in the topics
Description
For thousands of years, wise men and women have contemplated the universe, the role of people on this planet, and life after death. They've studied scientific phenomena, the essence of things, reasoning, beliefs, fallacies, critical thinking, and the dynamics of economies, societies, culture, human rights, and behavior.
Today, you will learn about the most compelling ideas, the most prominent philosophers, and the most controversial debates between those influential figures.
Western philosophy has left its mark on history. From ideologists attempting to alter economic systems and structures to wise men from Greece and Rome who discovered truths beyond our imagination, these classes will help you on your journey to become a better critical thinker, a logical, wiser analyst, and someone with a deeper appreciation for life, nature, and the mysteries of the universe.
We will dive deeper into philosophical movements such as humanism, rationalism, Marxism, naturalism, deconstructionism, phenomenology, transcendentalism, hedonism, skepticism, metaphysics, epistemology, feminism, stoicism, empiricism, existentialism, and many others. During these classes, I have tried to highlight multiple perspectives and leave things open for discussion.
This course will address ideas and biographies of famous philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Zeno, Marcus Aurelius, William of Ockham, Voltaire, Sartre, John Locke, Bertrand Russell, Martha Nussbaum, Friedrich Nietzsche, Hegel, Descartes, Immanuel Kant, Margaret Fuller, Edith Stein, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Karl Marx, and dozens of others.
Please consider learning from history's most gifted, intellectual geniuses. Join me on an adventure to study their inspirational breakthroughs, their occasional fallacies, and their lengthy processes to reach novel conclusions and revolutionary adjustments to society, religion, and science.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in philosophy
- Critical thinkers
- People interested in a little history
- Those who have an open mind
Instructor
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I was born and raised in the Netherlands. I speak Dutch and English fluently, and several other languages well. I am an artist, author, and entrepreneur. Many of my business and writing skills have been put to good use in the publishing industry, as a well as in technical aspects on the internet and for various companies. I am happy to show you what I know about a number of topics, related or unrelated to each other. You're never too young or old to learn, and it begins by simply taking a course or listening to someone with more experience.
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