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Short Introduction to Philosophy for Complete Beginners
5 students
Created byAD Capili
Last updated 8/2024
English

What you'll learn

  • Become familiar with philosophy, different areas in philosophy, and periods in the history of philosophy
  • Understand and formulate philosophical questions
  • Understand and reproduce some answers to important philosophical questions
  • Learn or develop critical thinking and the ability to formulate arguments and counter-arguments

Course content

2 sections24 lectures5h 18m total length
  • Welcome5:22

    This video welcomes you to this introduction to philosophy course. It explains the types of learners this course is intended for.

  • Welcome quiz
  • Introduction: Teacher Intro; course outline5:11

    This presentation covers the following: (a) teacher introduction; (b) course content.

  • True or False?
  • What is philosophy? What is a philosophical question?13:17

    In this presentation, I propose a more productive way of understanding what philosophy is. We will also talk about what makes a question philosophical.

  • Defining philosophy?
  • Definitions of philosophy and features of philosophical questions.
  • Why study philosophy? What can you do with philosophy?9:53
  • Free online philosophy texts5:17
  • Areas in philosophy9:55
  • Areas in philosophy
  • History of philosophy: the Ancient period15:56
  • History of philosophy: the Medieval period5:28
  • History of philosophy: the Modern period17:01
  • History of philosophy: the Contemporary period13:15
  • Overview of the history of philosophy
  • Philosophy resources, tips, suggested media, etc.12:04
  • Why did philosophy begin in Ancient Greece? Part 112:40
  • The advantages and disadvantages of mythical thinking
  • Why did philosophy begin in Ancient Greece? Part 212:39
  • Ancient Greece gave birth to philosophy--WHY?

Requirements

  • No previous knowledge of philosophy is needed. The course will help you to learn philosophy and how to philosophize as you go.

Description

Have you ever wondered about what it all means? Why we exist? What our purpose is on earth? Or perhaps you've thought about whether you're really free, what the best political system is, or how to make moral decisions? Perhaps you've heard about philosophy and want to get into it, but you're not exactly sure how to do that? Perhaps you have no idea at all what philosophy is, but some of these questions have been bugging you--or perhaps you're naturally curious and reflective. If so, then this course is definitely for you!

This course is perfect for total beginners. It will introduce you to philosophy in engaging and memorable ways! You will learn what philosophy is, how to philosophize, as well as gain specific skills that you can use in other studies, academic fields, or areas of life!

This course will give you a solid foundation in philosophy: it will teach you the features of philosophical questions, some of the areas within philosophy, the periods in the history of philosophy, and the questions that these areas and the great thinkers in them ask, as well as some answers to enduring philosophical questions.

Also included in this course: quick quizzes, online resources, study tips, book and film recommendations, tests, and what you can do after or while studying philosophy.


Who this course is for:

  • University students, general public, anyone curious about philosophy