Socrates Courses and Certifications

Know Thyself - The Value and Limits of Self-Knowledge: The Examined Life

30 ratings

Investigate what self-knowledge is and why it matters through Socrates, Descartes' dualism, Ryle's critique of mind/body, human nature, Buddhist views of the self, dreams and meditation.

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

• Best of All Time

Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His Predecessors

13 ratings

Trace the birth of Western philosophy: study the Milesians, Heraclitus, Parmenides and the atomists, then Socrates and Plato on virtue, justice, knowledge and the Forms.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 21 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Søren Kierkegaard - Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity

12 ratings

Trace how Kierkegaard used Socrates as his model: read The Concept of Irony, Either/Or and Fear and Trembling against Hegel, Romantic irony and modern nihilism.

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

Plato, Socrates, and the Birth of Western Philosophy | 西方哲学精神探源

1 rating

Explore the works of Plato, Aristotle, Heraclitus and other originators of Western philosophy in an immersive study of ancient Greek and Roman philosophers. This course explores the origins of the spi

• edX
• 16 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Plato, Socrates, and the Birth of Western Philosophy

Explore the works of Plato, Aristotle, Heraclitus and other originators of Western philosophy in an immersive study of ancient Greek and Roman philoso

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Masters of Greek Thought: Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle

69 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

An in-depth examination of how Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle transformed philosophy through questions of justice, virtue, happiness, and political life.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 18 hours 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Why did Plato Write? Philosophy, Dialogue, and Dialectic (Live Online)

40 ratings at CourseHorse

Examine the relationship between dialogue, writing and philosophy through a close study of influential classical texts.

• CourseHorse
• Self-Paced
• $355.00

Reason and Persuasion: Thinking Through Three Dialogues By Plato

5 ratings

Read three Platonic dialogues — Euthyphro, Meno, Republic Book I — on holiness, virtue and justice, then test them against contemporary moral psychology from Haidt and Greene.

• Coursera
• 33 hours
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

The Ancient Greek Hero

10 ratings at edX

Discover the literature and heroes of ancient Greece through the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey , the tragedies of Sophocles, the dialogues of Plato, and more.

• edX
• 18 weeks, 8-12 hours a week
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Certificate