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Philosophy Semester- Morals, Metaphysics, Knowledge, Mind, AI, Critical Thinking
Dr Pete PhD Earth Science Philosophy Geology
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Taking SUMMER/AUTUMN bookings. Covering all the main Philosophy Topics: Morals & Ethics; Metaphysics & the Mind; Epistemology & Knowledge; Evolution & Psychology; Reasoning & Critical Thinking; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Phil of Science
Class experience
The course now running on Tuesdays over the summer has just started Semester 1 again from the 30th April 2024. See SUMMER and AUTUMN schedules below. TOPICS COVERED: Knowledge (Epistemology), Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Morals, Evolution, Free Will, Personal Identity & the Self These classes can be joined at anytime and can be learned as stand alone classes or in the complete series. So it doesn't matter when you join the course. These subjects are cherry picked to choose the most...
To think and learn without realising it, because you are having fun! By the end of the series the learner will have a really good grasp of all the main categories in Philosophy. They will have a great grounding in the how to make and analyse rational arguments and will have learnt an up to date version of most of the key issues that Philosophers debate in Modern Western Philosophy.
I have a PhD in Philosophy and have taught these classes may times - they are my favourites to teach and the students all love exploring these fun topics with me.
Homework Offered
On request: Each week I will post 6 questions for the students to answer. I can mark these but also post the ideal answers for students to compare their answers with.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
On request I can mark the students answers and the student can also compare their answers to the ideal answers I post each week.Grades Offered
On request I can give the student a grade at the end of the course along with a certifcate of attendance with their grade on it.
Structured lecture classes, so participation optional, relieves anxiety Mixed media slides appeal to different learning styles Engaging topics keeps attention Slides can be seen before class Multi-choice questions avoids penalising spelling
None. Just a curious mind!
This course discusses whether we are in a simulation, or could be robots or otherwise being foolded about our existence. We also use the Trolley Problem as a cartoon illustration as a thought experiemnt for moral choices where the person has to choose whether to direct a tram to run over 1 person or 5 people. We also look at the meaning of life and the possibility that there is no meaning other than the one we choose to give it. This is all done in a light hearted very abstract manner but some more sensative students might find these subjects distressing.
Philosophy for Beginners - Firth, Lacey, Akpojaro, Radford 2020 Philosophy for Beginners - Osborne, Edney 2007 MORALS: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/utilitarianism-history/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consequentialism/ EPISTEMOLOGY: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/perception-episprob/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rene_Descartes METAPHYSICS of Perception, Mind & Time: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/perception-problem/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/time/ PERSONAL IDENTITY: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-personal/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_identity CONSCIOUSNESS: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zombies/
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I teach Earth Science and Philosophy on Outschool and am very passionate about the topics I teach. You can join any of my classes anytime. They do follow on from each other, but can also be taken as stand alone classes. I use the lecture-style...
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$18
weekly1x per week
50 min
Completed by 64 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
5-18 learners per class
