Rationalism Course
Deepen your grasp of Descartes, innate ideas, and rationalism while sharpening close reading, argumentation, and writing skills—designed for humanities professionals who want stronger analytical essays and more rigorous, text-based reasoning.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This short, practical Rationalism Course offers a focused exploration of Descartes’s innate ideas, the cogito, and clear and distinct perception, paired with intensive close reading and textual analysis. You will study key passages, examine classic objections from Locke and Hume, engage contemporary critiques, and develop a polished analytical paper supported by strong research, accurate citations, and coherent argumentation.
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Develop skills
- Analyze Descartes’s innate ideas with precise, text-based close reading.
- Apply clear and distinct perception to evaluate knowledge claims in humanities.
- Critically compare rationalist and empiricist arguments on the origin of ideas.
- Structure a sharp 1,200–1,800 word analytical paper with strong thesis support.
- Use academic databases and citations to build a concise, high-quality bibliography.
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