Understand the philosophy: entry points - free course from Skillbox, training, Date: November 29, 2023.
Miscellaneous / / December 02, 2023
For those who have never studied philosophy
You will learn the logic of the development of philosophical thought through the teachings of key thinkers: Plato, Kant, Nietzsche and others. You will understand how philosophy developed from antiquity to the present day. You will be able to reason reasonably and understand the essence of phenomena.
For those who want to better understand philosophy
Expand your view of philosophy and look at the teachings of thinkers from a new angle. You will learn when paradigms of thinking arise and what is behind the idea of a superman. Learn to think more deeply and work confidently with philosophical literature.
Co-founder of Science.me, researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ph.D.
How the Ancient Greeks Invented Philosophy
You will learn the key interpretations of the matter of philosophy and the basic theories of the emergence of science. You will understand what ontology is and how it appeared.
Plato and other representatives of classical philosophy
Get acquainted with the doctrine of Plato's ideal state. Find out why the personality of Socrates is important for European culture. You will analyze the similarities and differences between the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle.
The transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages: a comparison of ideas
Find out how European culture appeared. You will understand what ideas about space were in the ancient and Christian world. Introduce the idea of anthropocentrism. You will understand how ideas about history changed during the transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
Is it possible to think of God?
Study the problem of the relationship between faith and reason. Learn 5 classic proofs of the existence of God by Thomas Aquinas. Get acquainted with Kant's “sixth proof”. Consider the response of existentialism's predecessor, Kierkegaard.
New time - new ideas
Study Francis Bacon's program of philosophical empiricism. Consider Descartes' principle of radical doubt. Learn the classification of ontological systems of the New Age. You will analyze the concept of “the Age of Enlightenment” as interpreted by Kant.
How do we know
Study the major philosophical debate of the 17th century between empiricists and rationalists. Get acquainted with Berkeley and Hume's version of agnosticism. Find out what the essence of the dispute between scientists and anti-scientists is. Consider the classical concept of truth and its limitations.
Understand Kant
Study the “Copernican turn” in knowledge, as well as the structure of the transcendental and empirical subject. You will understand what pure reason is in Kant’s interpretation. Learn the differences between the hypothetical and categorical imperative in Kant's philosophy.
From Fichte to Marx
Find out what ideas of Marx, Nietzsche and Freud changed the world. Study Feuerbach's anthropological materialism. You will understand the meaning of German romanticism.
Nietzsche and the philosophy of life
Find out what Nietzsche's words mean: “God is dead.” Study the stages of European nihilism. Get acquainted with Nietzsche's concept of the Superman. You will understand the concepts of “Dionysian” and “Apollonian”.
Classical, non-classical and post-non-classical strategies of philosophy
Consider the concept of a paradigm. You will learn how and by whom the distinction of philosophy into classical, non-classical and post-non-classical is introduced. You will learn what the philosophy of suspicion of Marx, Nietzsche and Freud is.
Final work. Creative essay
You will write a final essay on the topic “What is a person.” Consider how one of the philosophers whose ideas you studied in the course understood this question. Describe your personal position on this topic.
Maslova Ekaterinaa
01.06.2022 G.
This is not my first course here.
I took a philosophy course at skillbox and want to share my impressions. I hope they will help those who are in doubt make a choice! The course “Understanding Philosophy: Entry Points” was not created to master a new profession - it is a course for general development. For those interested in philosophy, or new to the topic like me, I just wanted to fill in the gaps in knowledge and communicate more confidently...