Metaphysics Courses and Certifications

Reality Bites: Introduction to metaphysics

18 ratings at Coursera

Metaphysics is about the ingredients and recipes of the world: examine universals, substance, time, causation, persistence, composition and response-dependence through everyday kitchen examples.

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

Personal Identity: Body Theory and Personality Theory - Part II

Examines whether personal identity is grounded in the body, brain, or continuity of personality, testing these views through a torture thought experiment.

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

Personal Identity Across Space and Time - The Soul Theory - Lecture 10

Examines whether the soul provides the metaphysical basis for remaining the same person through time and after death.

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

Redefining Reality: The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science

92 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Get a grip on reality in 36 enthralling lectures about the changing view of what's real-in space, in matter, in society, and in your brain.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 18 hours 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

The Badness of Death - The Deprivation Account - Part II

Examines the deprivation account, which holds that death is bad because it deprives us of future goods, and tests its existence requirement through Epicurus.

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

The Nature of Death: What Matters in Survival and Defining Death - Part I

Examines what it means to die by analyzing bodily functions, personality, and whether the self or body has the right to live.

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

Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle and His Successors

9 ratings

Study Aristotle's categories, substance, matter and form, the unmoved mover and virtue-based happiness, then the Epicurean and Stoic transformations of that tradition.

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

Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky

Meta-Physics and Its Relationship to Science

Explore the fascinating intersection of metaphysics and science through the lens of Maxwell's Demon, examining fundamental questions about reality and scientific principles.

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

Jeffrey Kaplan

René Descartes - Meditation - The Ontological Proof of God's Existence

A lecture on Descartes’s ontological argument for God’s existence, using triangles as an analogy and examining objections to the proof.

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

Death with Shelly Kagan

This course will examine a number of issues that arise once we begin to reflect on our mortality.

• YouTube
• 21 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Historical Perspective: The Advent of Scientific Materialism - Part 1

Explore early 19th century scientific advancements and the rise of scientific materialism, examining key developments in thermodynamics, electromagnetism, cell theory, and evolution.

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

The Nature of Genius

216 ratings at Coursera

Examine what separates true genius from celebrity: define genius, trace curiosity, creativity and passion in Mozart and da Vinci, and weigh gender, money and morality.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Schelling: Nature, Philosophy, and Existence (Live Online)

34 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore a sweeping philosophical vision that seeks to reunite nature and reason while grappling with freedom, existence, and evil.

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

Alchemizing Energy (Live Online)

34 ratings at CourseHorse

Transform old energies into vibrant Light with three powerful techniques that rejuvenate your entire being.

• CourseHorse
• 4 hours
• Self-Paced
• $60.00

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