Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Philosophy by The University of Edinburgh
About the Course
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...
Top reviews
LT
Sep 1, 2015
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
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 Ravina A N
•Jan 24, 2022
The material taught is easy to understand, learning in this course is very fun and enough to add basic insight into philosophy.
By Carlos Z
•Jan 7, 2021
es un curso muy completo para tener una prespectiva diferente de como hercese preguntas sobre el mundo en que vivimos gracias
By Michalis O
•Apr 30, 2017
Intriguing from the very first lecture to even all the internal and external assignments attached by the professors. Thank you!
By Dan C
•Feb 22, 2025
Despite hearing some or even much of the material before, I feel that I've learned a lot from this course. Thank you so much!
By Oscar N C
•Feb 24, 2023
Very grateful for the excellent didactics of the course that makes an introduction to philosophy in a basic, but rigorous way.
By Li T M
•Sep 20, 2021
Philosophy always represents a mysterious subject for me, but in this course I have learned a great deal of the fundamentals.
By Jorge F
•Dec 12, 2020
Un curso muy completo con los diferentes puntos de vista de los filosofos, en apropiado orden para realizar un mejor analisis.
By ROBERTO T R
•Aug 2, 2020
I really think that this is a excellent course fo introduction to philosophy. I have learned a lot of some interesting topycs.
By Francisco M
•Jul 8, 2020
Great course. Is not a classical and sometimes, boring study of philosophy. The themes of the course are important and modern.
By ADAN E S
•Jun 21, 2017
Excelente Curso!
No duden en inscribirse, en verdad, la filosofÃa es una herramienta indispensable para entender nuestro mundo.
By URIEL I C M
•Mar 10, 2024
muy bueno, me ayudo a entender cisas que no sabia, tambien a pensar mas sobre mis acciones y saber cual es la mejor desicion
By Марат Б
•Dec 2, 2021
Hi all! Thank you so much for organising and preparing the course. For me as an evangelical Christian, it was very important.
By Abel B
•Dec 12, 2020
Informative, educational, challenging, well illustrated and open to debate.
Thank you for the opportunity of being part of it.
By Hugo V
•Jun 8, 2020
Definitely a must. Very good teachers that engage you in topics that have been around and still "haunt" our minds to this day
By Andrey M
•Feb 28, 2016
Greatly enjoyed this introduction to philosophy - appropriately brief, but insightful, engaging, broad and thought provoking!
By Samuel L
•Dec 30, 2023
I loved this course. Hats off to the professors. Great study material. Valuable references. I gained a lot from this course.
By Walter O
•Oct 16, 2021
very inspiring thoughts brought foward
most impressive how reasoning made ages ago still is relevant today maybe even more so
By Nicole T
•Mar 21, 2021
Very informative, well structured course. I really enjoyed listening to the different instructors for the different modules.
By Valentina B S
•May 17, 2020
I learned a lot, the teachers were cool and explained great. I never thought I'd have so much fun while learning philosophy.
By Erika M
•May 10, 2020
I would love to continue with phase 2.... Sometimes i find the questionnaires t a bit hard for nonnative English speakers...
By Tieta S
•Oct 7, 2018
I love Suilin Lavelle! I think she's incredible and very funny and smart. Every philosophy lecturer should be like Suilin :)
By Andrea L C R
•Oct 5, 2018
Es muy bueno, sólo recomendarÃa hacer una sección para lo que se trata de autores de filosofÃa clásica y los contemporáneos.
By Alex M D H
•Aug 15, 2018
Is a great course if you want to approach to philosophy, has a great variety of modules and has actual or modern philosophy.
By Gonzalo H U
•Nov 28, 2015
es un excelente curso que no he podido terminar por problemas de conexión, pero ya estoy listo! le doy la MAXIMA PUNTUACION!
By John T V
•Jun 22, 2020
The course itself made me realize a lot of stuff such a sufficing the lacking qualities deep in my existentialist thinking.