Ontology Course
This course offers a practical introduction to ontology, covering key categories and thinkers from Aristotle to Heidegger, with skills in mapping, analysis, and research design.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This short Ontology Course provides a practical way to master main categories such as substance, event, possibility, personhood, and abstract objects, while introducing important thinkers from Aristotle and Aquinas to Kant and Heidegger. You will learn to map ontologies, analyse concepts, read primary texts carefully, engage with secondary literature, and design a focused research project with clear, defensible arguments.
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Develop skills
- Build ontological maps: clarify entities, levels, and dependence relations quickly.
- Design research plans: connect historical texts to sharp, manageable questions.
- Master core ontological categories: substance, event, modality, and universals.
- Analyse classic ontologists: Aristotle to Kant, Aquinas, phenomenology, analytics.
- Defend an ontology: handle objections, compare rival views, and argue rigorously.
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