Monica M's Enrolled Lessons
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4 minFREEPhilosophy lessonFree3 CQ
Life's full of big questions: What is beauty? What is reality? And what exactly is Philosophy? Take a minute to learn about the history and types of philosophy.
with Plato FootnoteLife's full of big questions: What is beauty? What is reality? And what exactly is Philosophy? Take a minute to learn about the history and types of philosophy.
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4 minPhilosophy lesson3 CQ
How do you determine right from wrong when lives are on the line? Discover how philosophers and neuroscientists explored the ways humans make moral choices.
with Plato FootnoteHow do you determine right from wrong when lives are on the line? Discover how philosophers and neuroscientists explored the ways humans make moral choices.
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5 minPhilosophy lesson3 CQ
What does an empiricist philosopher who lived 300 years ago have to do with the scientific community of today? Quite a bit, if that philosopher is David Hume.
with Plato FootnoteWhat does an empiricist philosopher who lived 300 years ago have to do with the scientific community of today? Quite a bit, if that philosopher is David Hume.
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4 minPhilosophy lesson3 CQ
Want to tackle life's big questions? Think like a philosopher by learning about reflective equilibrium and how to handle discrepancies between theory and data.
with Plato FootnoteWant to tackle life's big questions? Think like a philosopher by learning about reflective equilibrium and how to handle discrepancies between theory and data.
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9 minPhilosophy lesson5 CQ
What is science? In this lesson from Plato Footnote, learn how the process of discovering and understanding the natural world works, changes, and progresses.
with Plato FootnoteWhat is science? In this lesson from Plato Footnote, learn how the process of discovering and understanding the natural world works, changes, and progresses.
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5 minPhilosophy lesson3 CQ
Do you believe that science can answer moral questions? Enter the debate with this lesson from Plato Footnote, and learn about moral relativism.
with Plato FootnoteDo you believe that science can answer moral questions? Enter the debate with this lesson from Plato Footnote, and learn about moral relativism.
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4 minPhilosophy lesson3 CQ
What is metaphysics, and what do metaphysicians discuss? Learn about questions of existence, time, and causation, including a classic time traveller dilemma.
with Plato FootnoteWhat is metaphysics, and what do metaphysicians discuss? Learn about questions of existence, time, and causation, including a classic time traveller dilemma.
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5 minPhilosophy lesson3 CQ
Is there a universal morality? And if so, is it determined by a higher god or gods? Get Plato's perspective by analyzing Euthyphro's dilemma.
with Plato FootnoteIs there a universal morality? And if so, is it determined by a higher god or gods? Get Plato's perspective by analyzing Euthyphro's dilemma.
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4 minPhilosophy lesson3 CQ
Do we have free will, or do we just boil down to particles following the laws of physics? Science and philosophy collide in this discussion of reductionism.
with Plato FootnoteDo we have free will, or do we just boil down to particles following the laws of physics? Science and philosophy collide in this discussion of reductionism.
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5 minPhilosophy lesson3 CQ
How did philosophy become what we know it today? Get a tour (complete with map) of the history of philosophical ideas and their interaction with science.
with Plato FootnoteHow did philosophy become what we know it today? Get a tour (complete with map) of the history of philosophical ideas and their interaction with science.