Modern Philosophy Course
This course journeys through modern philosophy from Descartes to Nietzsche, building essential skills in research, close reading, and argumentation. Ideal for humanities pros aiming to boost critical thinking and craft compelling scholarly outputs that stand out.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Dive into key modern philosophers from Descartes to Nietzsche with practical skills in close reading, argument analysis, note-taking, research, source citation, and a capstone portfolio project honing comparative analysis, critical writing, and text mastery.
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Develop skills
- Map core ideas of philosophers from Descartes to Nietzsche swiftly.
- Apply scepticism, empiricism, and Kant’s methods to assess knowledge claims.
- Extract arguments and theses from primary texts via close reading.
- Locate, evaluate, and cite high-quality philosophy sources efficiently.
- Develop clear, concise comparative essays spanning multiple thinkers.
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