Philosophy Crash Course

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline. Created by CrashCourse.

Average Course Length

5 hours

Skill Level

Intermediate

Pick a lesson

1: What is Philosophy?

2: How to Argue - Philosophical Reasoning

3: How to Argue - Induction & Abduction

4: Leonardo DiCaprio & The Nature of Reality

5: Cartesian Skepticism - Neo, Meet Rene

6: Locke, Berkeley, & Empiricism

7: The Meaning of Knowledge

8: Karl Popper, Science, and Pseudoscience

9: Anselm and the Argument for God

10: Aquinas and the Cosmological Arguments

11: Intelligent Design

12: What is God Like?

13: The Problem of Evil

14: Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theories & Epistemic Responsibility

15: Indiana Jones & Pascal's Wager

16: Existentialism

17: Perspectives on Death

18: Batman & Identity

19: Personal Identity

20: Arguments Against Personal Identity

21: Personhood

22: Where Does Your Mind Reside?

23: Artificial Intelligence & Personhood

24: Determinism vs Free Will

25: Compatibilism

26: Language & Meaning

27: Netflix & Chill

28: How Words Can Harm

29: Nonexistent Objects & Imaginary Worlds

30: Aesthetic Appreciation

31: Aesthetics

32: Metaethics

33: Divine Command Theory

34: Natural Law Theory

35: Kant & Categorical Imperatives

36: Utilitarianism

37: Contractarianism

38: Aristotle & Virtue Theory

39: Moral Luck

40: What Is Justice?

41: Discrimination

42: Non-Human Animals

43: Family Obligations

44: Poverty & Our Response To It

45: Assisted Death & The Value of Life

46: What Is A Good Life?