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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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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.

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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1151 - Introduction to Philosophy 的 1175 个评论（共 2,271 个）

创建者 M.S.MOHAMMAD H

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Dec 23, 2020

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创建者 ADITYA A

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Jul 6, 2020

Learned a lot. Great Course. Thank you so much.

创建者 Christian H

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Jun 21, 2020

Amazing course, time travel topic was the best!

创建者 Dharshini

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Jun 2, 2020

It's very useful to me to know about philosophy

创建者 sushree p

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Jun 9, 2018

Really thought provoking and interesting course

创建者 Psic. V H

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Aug 29, 2017

I´m willing to take more courses like this one.

创建者 Maria C A L

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Sep 25, 2025

A well taught course with meaningful insights!

创建者 EDNA M W G

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Jan 29, 2023

Me pareció muy interesante y enriquecedor...

创建者 Harwin P

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Nov 27, 2022

very hard to learn but meaningful to your life

创建者 Anene E

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May 2, 2022

perfect for a layman to understand pholosophy.

创建者 Michael E

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Mar 12, 2022

Immensely enjoyed and learnt from this course.

创建者 Emma S J

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Aug 24, 2021

extremely interesting topics and very engaging

创建者 Sed K

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Jun 5, 2021

I benefited a lot from this course. Thank you.

创建者 Hakan A

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Jan 21, 2021

It was a great journey. Thanks for everything.

创建者 Selvin P

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Jan 17, 2021

It's very interesting course. I'll recommended

创建者 Alejandro R

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Oct 4, 2020

I've learned a lot of wisdom from this course.

创建者 Adirek B

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Jun 5, 2020

I really loved the Introduction of Philosophy.

创建者 Dennis G M

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May 26, 2020

Well explained topics. A lot of good readings.

创建者 Daniel B

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Mar 4, 2018

Excellent course as introduction to Philosophy

创建者 Shreya B

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Jan 16, 2018

It was very informative and a great experience

创建者 Paulo

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May 14, 2017

Excellent course, one of the best I ever took!

创建者 George W

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Aug 7, 2015

Fantastic. Thank you. Funny tennis ball story.

创建者 S K

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Apr 9, 2021

Wonderful and engaging course. Learned a lot.

创建者 JOSE D P D C

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Aug 4, 2020

I learned a lot from the teachers, thank you!

创建者 JAIREN J A

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May 26, 2020

Thank you so much coursera! Happy learning <3