"Philosophy" Open Courses
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View Website Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art audio
James Grant, Arts—University of Oxford
This lecture series from Oxford University focuses on important writings on art and beauty from classical philosophers, as well as questions of understanding works of art and the nature of art.
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View Website Ancient and Medieval Philosophy full-course Fall 2006
David O'Connor, Liberal Arts—University of Notre Dame
Learn about the major figures and persistent themes in ancient and medieval philosophy through this course from Notre Dame.
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View Website Ancient Philosophy audio Fall 2008
David B. Ebrey, Liberal Arts—University of California-Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
In this course from Berkeley, you'll explore ancient philosophy, including De Anima, Nichomachean Ethics and Republic.
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View Website Ancient Philosophy full-course Fall 2004
Sally Haslanger, Liberal Arts—Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Study famous Greek philosophers in an effort to understand how their contributions have impacted the Western world philosophically and scientifically.
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View Website Ancient Philosophy and Mathematics full-course Fall 2009
Lee Perlman, Math—Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
In this course, students will learn about the ties between Western philosophy and theoretical mathematics.
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View Website Are We Eating Good Food? full-course
Daniel Hicks, Liberal Arts—University of Notre Dame
Students in this course will use the necessary tools from ethics and philosophy to examine several aspects of our food systems.
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View Website Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics audio Spring 1963
Get just a glimpse of famous German-American philosopher Leo Strauss' Aristotelian teachings in a single session of his Seminar in Political Philosophy: Aristotle
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View Website Bio-Ethics Bites audio
Philosophy Bites professors David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton present a podcast series of ten interviews with leading influential thinkers on bio-ethics.
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View Website Chronology of Major Philosophers full-course
This basic class covers the chronology of the main authors of the history of philosophy.
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View Website Cicero audio Spring 1959
Students can listen to Leo Strauss' Seminar in Political Philosophy: Cicero, which covers such works as Plato's The Republic and Marcus Cicero's On the Ends of Good and Bad Things (De Finibus).
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View Website Classics in Western Philosophy full-course Spring 2006
Rae Langton, Liberal Arts—Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Establish a foundational knowledge of philosophy by examining some of the most influential philosophers in history, including Plato and Immanuel Kant.
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View Website Contemporary Issues in Philosophy of Mind & Cognition full-course
Rajakishore Nath, Ranjan K. Panda, Liberal Arts—Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)
This course discusses the uniqueness of the human mind, blending topics in psychology, philosophy, and science.
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View Website Culture and Educational Leadership video
This education course, offered by Liberty University, focuses on the complex multicultural issues in today's schools by exploring the history, philosophy, and goals of the education system.
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View Website Design of Machine Elements I full-course
Engineering & Computer Science—Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur)
Students will learn about design philosophy and procedure, engineering materials, and stresses in machine elements via video lectures.
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View Website Environmental Philosophy full-course Fall 2007
Kenneth Sayre, Liberal Arts—University of Notre Dame
Students will examine and learn about ecology, thermodynamics, economics, value theory, and environmental history.
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View Website Ethics full-course Fall 2009
Julia Markovits, Liberal Arts—Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Study classic and modern works of philosophy in order to gain a more robust knowledge on virtue, morality, and social responsibility.
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View Website Foundations of Cognition full-course Spring 2003
Josh Tenenbaum, Health & Medical—Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
In this course, students combine the study of cognition in relation to its parent discipline, philosophy.
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View Website General Philosophy audio Fall 2011
Peter Millican, Liberal Arts—University of Oxford
First-year philosophy students can study this lecture series following the background of early modern philosophy, great thinkers, the ethics of belief, and more.
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View Website Greek Mythology full-course
Modern culture has been greatly influenced by Greek mythology. This course will explore the impact Greek mythology has had in various areas, including art, film, human behavior, philosophy, and more.
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View Website Hegel, The Philosophy of History audio Spring 1965
This lecture series from 1965 sheds light on Hegel's The Philosophy of History.
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View Website History and Philosophy of Christian Education audio Spring 2008
Michael Lawson, Liberal Arts—Dallas Theological Seminary
This course provides a survey of the history of religious education, from Old Testament times to the present day.
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View Website History and Philosophy of Worship audio
In this course from Liberty University, the history of worship, from the Old Testament to modern times, is covered.
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View Website How to Reason and Argue full-course
This philosophy course is designed to supplement the Coursera class Thank Again: How to Reason and Argue.
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View Website Indian Philosophy full-course
Satya Sundar Sethy, Liberal Arts—Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
Students will learn about the various philosophical thoughts that originated in the Indian subcontinent.
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View Website Interviews with Philosophers audio
In video podcasts, faculty in Philosophy at Oxford University give insight into various subjects surrounding philosophical principles.
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View Website Introducing Consciousness full-course
Consider the concept of consciousness and learn about some of the difficulties it presents to science and philosophy in this course.
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View Website Introduction to Humanities full-course Fall 2007
Edwin Reber, Liberal Arts—Dixie State College of Utah
Learn about life in terms of philosophy, art, important ideas, and scientific developments throughout history.
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View Website Introduction to Philosophy full-course Spring 2013
Dave Ward, Duncan Pritchard, Michaela Massimi, Suilin Lavelle, Mattew Chrisman, Allan Hazlett, and Alasdair Richmond, Liberal Arts—University of Edinburgh
Discover some of the most important areas of research in contemporary philosophy in this course.
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View Website Introduction to Philosophy full-course
Paul Weithman, Liberal Arts—University of Notre Dame
Explore philosophy basics, philosophers and philosophy concerns.
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View Website Introduction to Philosophy full-course
This course introduces students to the major topics, problems, and methods of philosophy.