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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Problems of Philosophy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MITx Online

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A tour through the big questions of philosophy. Does God exist? Do we have free will? Is morality objective? What is knowledge? What is the meaning of life?

Syllabus

  • How to assess philosophical arguments
  • Some central arguments for and against the existence of God
  • The relationship between knowledge and belief
  • How to think critically about important social and political concepts
  • The basics of various subfields of philosophy (ethics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, metaphysics)

Taught by

Alex Byrne and David Balcarras

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