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According to legend, inscribed on walls of the temple on the sacred site of Delphi in Ancient Greece were two premier injunctions: NOTHING IN EXCESS, and KNOW THYSELF. This course will be an examination of the latter injunction in an effort to discover what self-knowledge is, why it might be valuable, and what, if any, limitations it might face. What is missing from a person lacking in self-knowledge that makes her less wise, virtuous, or competent in certain areas than others who have this capacity, and what if anything might she do to fill that gap? Historical sources as well as recent research in philosophy, experimental social psychology, and neuroscience will inform our investigation, in the course of which we will become students of our own dreams, and cultivate some meditative practices. Learning Outcomes: Learners will gain familiarity with prominent themes from Western, classical Chinese, and Buddhist approaches to our knowledge of ourselves. In the course of doing so, they will gain an appreciation of the relation of self-knowledge to wisdom, of the value of intellectual humility, as well as of methods of learning about oneself that do not depend on introspection. Learners will also become familiar with contemporary research in experimental social psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience into the emotions, the unconscious, the role of affect in decision making, and self-deception. They will also gain an appreciation of a challenge to the assumption of a coherent, unified self that derives from the Buddhist tradition. --- This course was created by a partnership between The University of Edinburgh and Humility & Conviction and Public Life Project, an engaged research project based at the University of Connecticut and funded by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation. 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....

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NW

May 16, 2020

This was incredibly fun and relatively easy to follow. The additional readings were also helpful in painting a better picture of the topics. Very recommended!

SR

May 14, 2023

It was an interesting course, but it was too short and sweet. I wish it would have gone more in depth into some topics / been longer. But overall the lectures were interesting.

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176 - Know Thyself - The Value and Limits of Self-Knowledge: The Examined Life 的 200 个评论（共 226 个）

创建者 Gustavo A V A ( G

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Nov 19, 2021

I loved it!!

创建者 Grace A M

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Nov 2, 2024

it was good

创建者 Andrea

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Oct 21, 2024

Interesting

创建者 Carol F

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May 11, 2022

loved it!!!

创建者 Mahonri B C

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Nov 28, 2019

Excelente!!

创建者 jorge q

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Feb 15, 2022

Excellent!

创建者 Dottie R

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Jun 8, 2020

Brilliant!

创建者 Jeanette A A

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May 18, 2020

Excellent!

创建者 George C M

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Sep 4, 2018

Excellent.

创建者 Gary M

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May 9, 2023

Fantastic

创建者 Alycia W

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Aug 21, 2025

Loved it

创建者 Darryl R

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Jun 30, 2021

5 star.

创建者 Aditya C

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Aug 9, 2020

great!

创建者 Thoria B F

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Sep 7, 2018

ممتازة

创建者 CHERRY R D

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Mar 1, 2026

good

创建者 Miko

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Oct 27, 2024

good

创建者 アナトリー

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Oct 18, 2024

nice

创建者 منير ح

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Oct 14, 2023

good

创建者 Gourav

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Nov 1, 2020

good

创建者 Bindu V S

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Aug 16, 2020

good

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Oct 23, 2025

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Oct 19, 2024

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创建者 Julie B

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Mar 7, 2021

Thank you, the course was interesting and having done a little on the history of philosophy in the past, I enjoyed looking at some vaguely familiar theories from a different perspective. I think there was a good balance of material to cater for different learning styles and to introduce an element of variety (videos, further reading, topics for debate and quizzes) and the structure of the course, and my progress within it, was clear and logical. My only criticism is that the transcripts (in written English) of the video talks are not accurate and in some places become quite confusing and even suggest a meaning contradictory to what was actually said.