Modern Philosophy Course
Explore key modern philosophers from Descartes to Nietzsche, honing research, close reading, and argumentation skills. This course equips humanities professionals with enhanced critical thinking for more persuasive scholarly output, covering thinkers like Kant through practical exercises and a portfolio project.

4 to 360 hours of flexible workload
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What Will I Learn?
This course provides a structured journey through modern philosophy from Descartes to Nietzsche, teaching close reading, argument analysis, note-taking, research with reliable sources, and culminating in a portfolio project for comparative analysis and critical writing using primary and secondary texts.
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Develop Skills
- Analyze modern philosophers: quickly map key ideas from Descartes to Nietzsche.
- Evaluate knowledge claims: apply skepticism, empiricism, and Kant’s critical method.
- Interpret primary texts: use close reading to extract arguments and core theses.
- Use scholarly sources: find, assess, and cite top-tier philosophy research fast.
- Craft comparative essays: build clear, concise arguments across multiple thinkers.
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