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课程概述

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://hua.dididi.sbs/learn/zhexue-daolun...

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LT

Sep 1, 2015

I thoroughly enjoyed this course and find that it encouragingly sets some directions, and of course, raises my excitement for further study into some of the different fields of philosophy. Thank you.

AR

Jul 5, 2017

I found this course incredibly stimulating. A wonderfully structured introduction to European philosophy. All modules well presented. How lucky we are to have learning like this at our fingertips.

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创建者 Mobashwer S

Jul 19, 2020

Very interesting Course with lots of critical and life changing question

创建者 Jannio E H

Jun 17, 2020

Thank you Coursera and The Edinburgh University for such a great course!

创建者 Mónica B F

Apr 8, 2018

Fantastic! Now I'm more interested in philosophy than I have never been.

创建者 Macarena J A

Feb 14, 2016

hasta el momento me ha gustado mucho lo que visto, good job teachers....

创建者 A K

Nov 11, 2015

Very enjoyable introduction to the mesmerizing world of Philosophy... T

创建者 Julio

Jul 31, 2024

It's a complete course that help to understand more the human reasoning

创建者 SHIVAM S

Jun 21, 2021

A very good and brief insight into the topic of philosophy for a layman

创建者 Catherine C

May 10, 2021

Excellent introduction with engaging instructors. I’ve learned so much.

创建者 Jonathan C

Nov 9, 2019

Great course! Nice informative lectures! Well done. Very interesting.

创建者 Felipe D

Sep 14, 2019

very well achived. great materials. great professors. thank you for all

创建者 Daniel I R S

Oct 16, 2017

Excelente curso. Ayuda a comprender diferentes tópicos de la filosofia.

创建者 Anne C

Apr 27, 2017

Nice easy course to break yourself into philosophy and the study of it.

创建者 Concha P

Jul 6, 2022

i think that to introduce philosophy is hard but it help you to think

创建者 Robert S

Nov 6, 2020

Very engaging, good survey of topic, excellent and varied instructors.

创建者 Animesh D

May 16, 2020

It is undoubtedly one of the best courses on Philosophy for Beginners.

创建者 Sean C

Apr 7, 2018

Great introduction to some of the current big questions in philosophy.

创建者 Jaeel X R S

Nov 30, 2016

I loved it, everything made absolute sense and was explained perfectly

创建者 Hadeel N

Feb 21, 2016

So far it is brilliant. Loved Dr Pritchard's lecture on Gettier Cases.

创建者 Lucas R P

Aug 30, 2015

Really informative and interesting course, learnt a lot and enjoyed it

创建者 Pinaki S

May 10, 2021

I am overwhelmed to get an opportunity to learn so much of philosophy

创建者 Leon B

Jul 4, 2020

This course is good for everyone to understand more about philosophy.

创建者 Moomal M

Jun 12, 2020

i am definitely going to think more. i greatly recommend this course.

创建者 Joel R A H

Apr 28, 2020

The course is wonderful, I am very grateful for everything I learned.

创建者 Alejandra G

Apr 17, 2020

I learned so much! The topics were very interesting and mind opening.

创建者 Olga I

Feb 24, 2019

Awesome course, lots of interesting information. Thank you very much!