Philosophy
Think clearly about hard questions.
Logic, knowledge, mind, ethics, justice, and the meaning of life.
Unit 1
What is philosophy
Epistemology, metaphysics, and logic basics
Unit 2Early thinkers
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and non-Western traditions
Unit 3Epistemology
Knowledge, skepticism, and justification
Unit 4Metaphysics
Reality, being, and free will
Unit 5The mind
Consciousness and the mind-body problem
Unit 6Ethics
Virtue, utilitarian, and deontological frameworks
Unit 7Applied ethics
Moral problems in medicine, technology, and society
Unit 8Political philosophy
Justice, rights, and the state
Unit 9Meaning
Aesthetics and the meaning of life