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Logic & critical thinking Spotting good and bad arguments Coming soon Philosophy basics What philosophy is and its central questions 2 resources Great philosophers & traditions From the ancient Greeks to existentialism Coming soon

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C YouTube Hank Green · Crash Course

Crash Course Philosophy (full series)

A 46-episode survey of Western philosophy covering logic, epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and po… Beginner 2 – 10 hrs Video series No prerequisites View YouTube Jeff Dekofsky · TED-Ed

Is math discovered or invented?

A survey of Platonism, formalism, and other positions on whether mathematical truths are discovered or invented. Beginner Under 30 min Single video No prerequisites View J YouTube Michael Sandel · Harvard University

Justice with Michael Sandel

A survey of moral and political philosophy covering utilitarianism, libertarianism, Kantian ethics, and Rawls's theory … Beginner 10 – 40 hrs Lecture series No prerequisites View W Website Wi-Phi · Khan Academy (Wi-Phi partner content)

Wireless Philosophy

Short videos covering critical thinking, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophical thought, produced … Beginner 2 – 10 hrs Video series Exercises No prerequisites View

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