Epistemology Courses and Certifications

The Epistemic Quest for Truth: Introduction to epistemology

120 ratings at Coursera

Put 2500 years of epistemology to work against truth decay: analyze knowledge, Gettier cases, foundationalism versus coherentism, reliabilism, and the value of knowledge.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Digital Epistemology

Examine how the digital environment shapes knowledge: fake news, echo chambers, cognitive offloading and digital skepticism, and cultivate epistemic virtues like open-mindedness over epistemic vices.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Knowledge-First Social Epistemology

Examine how social interaction shapes knowledge: testimony and trust, assertion, group belief and justification, peer disagreement, knowledge resistance, and the epistemology of disinformation and media.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Skepticism

86 ratings at Coursera

Examine when doubt is reasonable: work through truth and knowledge, brain-in-a-vat arguments, Wittgenstein's replies, and Aristotle's intellectual virtues as moderate skepticism.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Intellectual Autonomy

Examine what it means to think for yourself: the epistemology of testimony and expert trust, cognitive offloading to AI tools, and the ethics of persuasion and nudges.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Politics of Skepticism

42 ratings at Coursera

Trace Skepticism from Plato and the Sophists to Hume and Mill, examining its ties to religion, natural law, conservatism, tolerance and freedom of expression.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason (Live Online)

34 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore one of the most influential works in Western philosophy through thoughtful discussion and close reading.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $335.00

Science Wars: What Scientists Know and How They Know It

124 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Explore the history of competing conceptions of scientific knowledge with a noted professor from Lehigh University.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Theories of Knowledge: How to Think about What You Know

28 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Rethink everything you know about the world as you delve into the fascinating field of epistemology.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 11 hours 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

The Logic of Science - Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

1 rating

An exploration of scientific limits, falsifiability, revolutions, post-modernism, and creativity through philosophical perspectives.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky

Introduction to Philosophy of Science - From Ibn al-Haytham to Modern Theories

Explore the evolution of scientific thought from Ibn al-Haytham to modern philosophers like Kuhn and Popper, examining key theories and methodologies that shaped scientific inquiry.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Jeffrey Kaplan

René Descartes - Meditation - I Think, Therefore, I Am

An examination of Descartes’ Cogito and his claim that the self is fundamentally a thinking thing, contrasted with Aristotle’s view of the human mind.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Jeffrey Kaplan

René Descartes - Meditation - The Method of Doubt

An introduction to Descartes’ method of doubt, including dream skepticism and the malicious demon argument in the First Meditation.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Historical Perspective: The Rise and Fall of Positivism - Part 2

Explore the downfall of positivism, its impact on science, and Einstein's pivotal role in reshaping scientific thought and methodology.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Complexity Explorer

What is Complexity? - Exploring Complexity Epistemology and Emergence

Explore complexity epistemology and emergence with SFI President David Krakauer as he dissects the concept of complexity in this thought-provoking lecture celebrating Complexity Explorer's 10th anniversary.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video