Intro 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

   32 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

   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