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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...

Top reviews

EG

May 13, 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.

SD

Jul 3, 2019

This course is my first ever serious attempt to know Philosophy and it has been an excellent opportunity to know about different facets of modern Philosophy. I am curious to know more now! Thanks!

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Jun 11, 2019

Great course.

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Aug 17, 2018

I loved it!!!

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Mar 5, 2018

Great course!

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Jul 27, 2017

interesting !

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Mar 21, 2017

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Mar 12, 2017

so succesful!

By Emma

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Feb 22, 2017

Good one Dave

By Angelina L

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Nov 27, 2016

Best teachers

By Marco R

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Jan 29, 2016

Simply GREAT!

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Oct 26, 2015

Great course!

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Jul 26, 2025

Really good.

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Apr 12, 2025

Informative.

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Feb 5, 2025

Great Course

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Dec 15, 2024

Хороший курс

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May 16, 2024

good course.

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Aug 13, 2023

GREAT COURSE

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Aug 5, 2021

It was great

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Jul 2, 2021

excelente :)

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May 17, 2021

best course.

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Sep 11, 2020

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Sep 6, 2020

Excepcional!

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Jul 27, 2020

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Jun 20, 2020

Really Good!

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Jun 6, 2020

Good course.

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May 18, 2020

great course