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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Philosophy by The University of Edinburgh

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    About the Course

    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 investi...
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    LT

    Sep 1, 2015

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    I thoroughly enjoyed this course and find that it encouragingly sets some directions, and of course, raises my excitement for further study into some of the different fields of philosophy. Thank you.

    AR

    Jul 5, 2017

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    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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    By Samson B

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    Jun 15, 2019

    Course was excellent, because of the skilled lecturers I quit animation school and I went on to further study. I am now almost finished double Ba degrees in Philosophy and Theology.

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    Dec 7, 2016

    It is a short course that covers fewer topics than what you would expect in a normal offline freshman philosophy course. However, the content is very interesting and well-organized.

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    By Vicente G W

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    Oct 23, 2016

    Tem sido muito instrutivo para mim, apesar de ser um conhecimento já estudado em sala de aula no ensino médio, é um excelente compilamento e instrução para novas pessoas no assunto.

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    By Mamdouh M

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    Oct 17, 2021

    Very helpful to get you starting with philosophy, start questioning things and thinking about how things are and what they are. Get a grip of the life and science around us so far

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    By PAVITHRA H K

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    Aug 23, 2020

    Highly Recommended course if you are new to philosophy but have interest in it. The simplicity and ease of learning is definitely encouraging, happy to have done this course! :)

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    By Maxim T

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    Jul 14, 2020

    I very much liked this course because it opened a whole possibility of critical thinking of fundamental principles which govern our understanding of the natural world and society.

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    By Epshita J

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    Dec 1, 2016

    The course was really interesting. The modules were taught by different professors. They were all very engaging. And I specially liked Professor Michela Massimi and Dr. Dave Ward.

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    Aug 8, 2024

    I took this course entitled "Introduction to Philosophy" and found it very helpful to understand the core of the subject. It enabled me to understand Philosophy in everyday life.

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    By Hamidreza F M

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    Apr 6, 2020

    Absolutely mesmerizing review of philosophy, with topics ranging from Free Will and Moral Philosophy to Time Travel! Recommended for everyone who want to know more about knowing.

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    By Theo D

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    Jul 27, 2017

    Good range of topics; appropriate level of difficulty and well structured and delivered. Gave a broad introduction, but also showed ways in which learning could be taken further.

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    Jan 16, 2016

    Very interesting class with very competence professional!

    Was a honor learn introduction to Philosophy offer by the university of Edinburg, see u guys in next courses!

    Edvim Borges

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    By Akash T

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    Oct 10, 2023

    I've had the amazing opportunity to learn this course and the ideas presented here really make you think. Anyone keen on philosophical ideas will surely benefit from the course.

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    By André S C B

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    Nov 26, 2022

    A great Introductory course on Philosophy, which goes through a number of propedeutica themes giving a basic understanding of most of the major areas of contemporary philosophy.

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    By Lian S

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    Sep 11, 2020

    I like how the course divides different components in such a way that we will be able to understand topic by topic, bit by bit. The lecturers are great in delivering the course.

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    By Harsh

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    Jun 17, 2021

    Everyone should try it ! I can guarantee two things - 1. It will make your life easier 2. You will learn how to think out of the world ( box would have been an understatement).

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    By J S

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    Aug 21, 2020

    El curso describe una introducción a temas de gran importancia para la filosofía como lo es la filosofía de la mente, la filosofía del lenguaje, filosofía política entre otros.

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    By Daniel N

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    Dec 18, 2018

    The course is well designed to give a brief splash of topics related to philosophy. I enjoyed the system and all the professors were great and tried to be as clear as possible.

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    By Guillermo R

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    Oct 30, 2018

    Awesome introduction to philosophy and it's major concepts. Very thorough with great examples and a plethora of additional resources for further inquiry and study is provided.

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    By Pankaj A D

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    Oct 6, 2016

    This is absolutely fantastic course. Thank you very much for offering it! The course content is very good and there pointers to enormous amount of very enlightening literature!

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    By Nayottama P S

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    Jul 29, 2020

    This is an amazing course to gives general knowledge about philosophy and what they do in this subject. This course also allows me to grow an appetite for learning philosophy.

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    By Yana D

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    Jun 4, 2020

    I appreciated helpful handouts for most of the lectures. I enjoyed having a different lecturer for every discussion. Time travel discussion was my favorite part of the course!

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    By Xavier L

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    Apr 20, 2020

    An excellent primer into the types of issues philosophers tackle in the past, and present, hosted by a variety of lecturers with relevant expertise in their respective fields.

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    Dec 9, 2016

    Excellent course and I must write that I am appalled that the forum has been so abused by some, that it has to be discontinued. This is a horrid manifestation of hatefulness.

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    By Tuleubekov A S

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    Nov 28, 2020

    This course was really wonderful for me! I liked all the Professors whose video lectures I listened very carefully, but I liked the most the video lectures by Suilin Lavelle.

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    By Andrew B

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    Aug 24, 2017

    The flexibility was greatly appreciated and I feel confident to make use of my own intellectual autonomy (nudge nudge) to find out more - would love to take a further course!

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