Introduction to Philosophy

Thank you University of Edinburgh, the teachers and Coursera for this good course.

I even applied for university of Edinburgh after taking this course.

I am also looking forward for other courses by the University of Edinburgh.

And ends up discovering that there are in fact various ways to look at this subject which is an essential tool for living and constant improving our quality of life.The University of Edinburgh has structured this course well, and the faculties, bright and deep in their domains makes you understand the contents more easily then they are.

Boy did I get more than what I bargained for!Instead of going down the usual historical path and looking at the philosophers in just chronological order, the lecturers at the University of Edinburgh have divided the topic into broad strokes, covering the big ideas (and their related writers) that have driven philosophical debate till today.

Thank you University of Edinburgh.

So much so in my case that I have enrolled in another course from the University of Edinburgh relating to philosophy and science.

Only critique: difficulty levels of exams could have been more evenly balanced.I can only recommend this course to anyone interested in the study of philosophy; great job by the University of Edinburgh and its staff for organizing this on Coursera.

A petty tyrant does not make a good teacher.Should I ever meet anyone interested in studying Philosophy, my first recommendation to them will be stay away from the University of Edinburgh, since there is no respect for debate, freedom of expression, or inquiry there.

I didn't leave with a high impression of University of Edinburgh, esp.

This is my second class from the University of Edinburgh and they have both been awesome.

The University of Edinburgh is at the forefront of MOOC offerings, with some amazing courses currently at Coursera.

The final topic on time travel will absolutely grab your attention.

And, I loved the Time Travel part!

Time travel and philosophy was great!

se enfoca tanto en que es la filosofía, se va de las ramas An excellent course to make sense of philosophy... and I really loved the possibility of time travel... even though it was only an intellectual possibility ... kudos to the faculty to make it an interesting experience... thanks everyone.

I learned a lot about morality, knowledge, laws, politics, minds, science, free will, and time travel.The course also helped me to practice English :-)Thanks!

The Free Will and time travel on week 5 are fascinating.Thanks a lot.

I quite enjoyed the final portions in week five, particularly that of Sir Richard, and his discussion of the logic of time travel.

time travel and political obligation units Great course, it exposed me to quite a few ideas but i only felt that we could've gone deeper into the topics.

They even had a special lecture on the philosophy of time travel that was a cherry on top of the cake!

I especially enjoyed the Time Travel modules, as I am a huge science fiction fan.

As others have commented the final week touches upon time travel and the professor has introduced interesting aspects that involve the philosophical in this unit.

Provides an overview of the different philosophical topics ranging from knowledge to time travel.

:) It was a great introduction to philosophy!

Excellent course, really interesting and a great introduction to philosophy.

Very interesting Great introduction to Philosophy!

This course is a great introduction to philosophy.

great introduction to philosophy.

Highly recommended!

Highly recommended!!

Highly recommended for critical thinkers !!

This course is highly recommended.

I really enjoyed this course!

Thank you I have really enjoyed this course and learnt a lot of stuff..

es un curso que muestra de manera sencilla los temas en los que se ocupan los filósofos de la actualidad I found the course to be of very high quality in relation to content,breadth,materials and teaching .Philosophy is a subject far removed from my previous studies and provided a huge stimulus to different thought patterns , logic and concepts.

Muy práctico, me sorprendió positivamente que no es un curso de biografías de filósofos sino sobre pensamiento filosófico acerca de temas sumamente interesantes.Gracias por tenerlo y felicidades a los ponentes.Lo recomendaré en cada ocasión.

ES UN CURSO QUE PLANTEA EL DEBATE , EL CONOCIMIENTO Y LA INVESTIGACIÓN.

Es un curso que pone retos para explicar el como suceden las cosas, para comprender que de alguna forma estamos predeterminados en algunas acciones y circunstancias y que, si tenemos libre alvedrio o si somos los que elegimos de acuerdo a nuestras condiciones personales, podemos ser o no moralmente responsables de nuestras acciones.Gracias a los brillantes expositores -filósofos de alto nivel- que en la argumentación de sus clases, despiertan en uno como participante de este curso, la inquietud de seguir profundizando en la búsqueda de la verdad a través del estudio de la FilosofíaMil felicitaciones y un millon de gracias....!

Es un curso que me permitió conocer otra manera de entender filosofía.

All the best From an engineer perspective this was hard to see obvious value in but i enjoyed the thought provoking topics.

Greatly enjoyed this introduction to philosophy - appropriately brief, but insightful, engaging, broad and thought provoking!

I expect it will be equally thought provoking as its delivery involves some of the same faculty.I believe this course would be improved if there was a mechanism for constructive feedback on missed exam questions that illustrate how the questions at hand are integral and in context to the presentations and supplemental readings (some of which I pursued).

I've found this course to be really interesting and thought provoking.

great course , and i would love to thank the teachers of Edinburgh university , they helped a lot to understand and pass the course , i had a great time with those great teachers and subjects ,thank you thank you so much Clear explanations, thought provoking, lots of introductory ground covered excelent Muy buena introducción al pensamiento filosófico y además con ejemplos comunes para dar mejor entendimiento, deberían hacer cursos de cada corriente filosófica Excellent introductory course that covers a lot of the basics.

enlightening, fun and thought provoking Great course.

Excellent courses, first gate of philosophy, highly reccomded any one want to know more about philosophy Really thought provoking and interesting course This is a really engaging course that discussed several interesting old and recent questions in philosophy.

Deep throughout, fast-paced but easy to understand, this course will give you a first impression of what Philosophy really is, making you want to delve more into this awesome world of thinking.I highly recommend it!

I would highly recommend it to anyone interest in Philosophy!

Quizzes test for your understanding of the topic rather than just the textbook explanations.

They made sure every topic linked up, so we could understand materialism as the opposite of dualism, rather than in isolation from other avenues of thought.

Grounding students in philosophical methodology rather than inculcating them in different fields of philosophy is the course's aim, although by studying these illustrative questions students will have a better understanding some of yesterday and today's main philosophical disagreements and debates.

but mostly in the course of illustrating the arguments rather than any cohesive attempt to explain their approaches.

Excellent program: I enjoyed specifically the opportunity of a wide range of different lecturers and their different styles, the accurate transcripts were very useful in assisting my revision and review, I enjoyed the regular tests to ensure I was assimilating all the material, choice of topics was generally very good, I liked the idea of a number of short lectures, rather than one great blockbuster, the seven week timing is also good as one can make that kind of commitment easily.

Hopefully, the quizzes can focus more on concepts rather than complicated details.

Los profesores explican muy bien.

La manera de explicar de los profesores y los temas abordados son excelentes.

Also, why not take some time to introduce yourself to your coursemates on the discussion forums, and chat about the lectures from this module.

I've enjoyed a lot most of the lectures and the activity in the discussion forums is very interesting!

Regarding these, I would like to especiallty thank dr. Suilin Lavelle and professor Elinor Mason because of their incredible lectures (Minds, Brains and Computers and Do We Have Free Will and Does It Matter?, respectively).Furthermore, I must say, unfortunately, that I was a little disappointed with the discussion forums, otherwise I would have given five stars to this course.

Unlike the other courses I found I was not looking forward to the new downloads on a Monday morning (and in fact they were never there on time for this course anyway!)

I'm looking forward to learning more about philosophy and human history.