High School Introduction to Philosophy

1. Introduction to Philosophy

   21 lessons

   1. Welcome to the Course!

      1. Defining Philosophy and Course Outline
      2. Defining Philosophy and Course Outline Quiz
      3. What is Philosophy Good For?
      4. What is Philosophy Good For? Quiz
      5. Thought Experiments and Being Human

   2. Philosopher Survey

      1. Eastern Philosophers
      2. Eastern Philosophers Quiz
      3. Greeks, Stoics, and Christian Theologians
      4. Greeks, Stoics, and Christian Theologians Quiz
      5. Rationalists, Empiricists, and Political Philosophers
      6. Rationalists, Empiricists, and Political Philosophers Quiz
      7. The Existentialists and Modern Philosophers
      8. The Existentialists and Modern Philosophers Quiz
      9. Philosopher Project

   3. Argumentation and Logic

      1. Argumentation and Logic - Part 1
      2. Argumentation and Logic - Part 1 Quiz
      3. Argumentation and Logic - Part 2
      4. Reading - Nick Bostrom - ARE YOU LIVING IN A COMPUTER SIMULATION?
      5. Logical Fallacies - Part 1
      6. Logical Fallacies - Part 1 Quiz
      7. Logical Fallacies - Part 2

2. Epistemology

   34 lessons

   1. The Greeks

      1. Greek Epistemology
      2. Greek Epistemology Quiz
      3. Greek Epistemology - Plato
      4. Greek Epistemology - Plato Quiz
      5. Plato's World of Forms Activity
      6. The Pre-Socratics and the Allegory of the Cave
      7. The Pre-Socratics and the Allegory of the Cave Quiz
      8. Reading - The Allegory of the Cave
      9. The Truman Show and Allegory of the Cave
      10. OPTIONAL Movie Activity - The Truman Show

   2. The Modern Era

      1. The Rationalists and Empiricists
      2. The Rationalists and Empiricists Quiz
      3. Descartes and Spinoza
      4. Descartes and Spinoza Quiz
      5. Leibniz and the Empiricists
      6. Leibniz and the Empiricists Quiz
      7. Reading - William and Mary - Roald Dahl
      8. Immanuel Kant
      9. Immanuel Kant Quiz
      10. Podcast - How We Fool Ourselves With The Concept of 'Reality'
      11. Hegel
      12. Hegel Quiz
      13. Podcast - The Living Room
      14. OPTIONAL Movie Activity - 12 Angry Men

   3. Contemporary Epistemology

      1. Jean-Paul Sartre
      2. Jean-Paul Sartre Quiz
      3. Dreams and Dennett
      4. TED Talk - Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality - Anil Seth
      5. Language, Knowledge, and Power
      6. Language, Knowledge, and Power Quiz
      7. Philosophy and Education
      8. Reading - Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paulo Freire
      9. Reading - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig

   4. UNIT EXAM - Argumentation and Epistemology

      1. UNIT EXAM - Argumentation and Epistemology

3. Ethics

   34 lessons

   1. Introduction to Ethics

      1. Intro to Ethics
      2. Intro to Ethics Quiz
      3. The Branches of Ethics
      4. The Lifeboat Activity

   2. Utilitarianism and the Categorical Imperative

      1. Utilitarianism - Part 1
      2. Utilitarianism - Part 1 Quiz
      3. Utilitarianism - Part 2
      4. Utilitarianism - Part 2 Quiz
      5. Reading - A Fool Satisfied / Flowers for Algernon
      6. The Categorical Imperative
      7. The Categorical Imperative Quiz
      8. Reading - The Queen vs. Dudley and Stephens

   3. Virtue Ethics and Social Contract Theory

      1. Virtue Ethics - Part 1
      2. Virtue Ethics - Part 1 Quiz
      3. The Golden Mean Activity
      4. Virtue Ethics - Part 2
      5. Virtue Ethics - Part 2 Quiz
      6. Reading - Beyoncé's Virtues
      7. Social Contract Theory - Part 1
      8. Social Contract Theory - Part 1 Quiz
      9. Social Contract Theory - Part 2

   4. Applied Ethics

      1. Nihilism and Applied Ethics
      2. Nihilism and Applied Ethics Quiz
      3. Capital Punishment - Part 1
      4. Reading - The Bet by Anton Chekhov
      5. Capital Punishment - Part 2
      6. Capital Punishment - Part 2 Quiz
      7. The Ethics of War - Part 1
      8. The Ethics of War - Part 1 Quiz
      9. The Ethics of War - Part 2
      10. The Ethics of War - Part 2
      11. Podcast - 60 Words
      12. OPTIONAL Movie Activity - Worth

   5. UNIT EXAM - Ethics

      1. UNIT EXAM - Ethics

4. Political Philosophy

   4 lessons

   1. Introduction to Political Philosophy

      1. Introduction to Political Philosophy - Part 1
      2. Introduction to Political Philosophy - Part 1 Quiz
      3. Introduction to Political Philosophy - Part 2
      4. The Political Compass

   2. The Social Contract and Liberalism