Modern Philosophy Course
This Modern Philosophy Course guides learners from Descartes to Nietzsche, building skills in close reading, argument analysis, research, and critical writing. Ideal for humanities professionals aiming to enhance critical thinking and produce persuasive scholarly work, it culminates in a portfolio project sharpening comparative analysis and confident text use.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
Discover key modern philosophers from Descartes to Nietzsche via close reading, argument reconstruction, and note-taking. Develop research abilities to locate and cite reliable sources, concluding with a portfolio project that hones comparative analysis, critical writing, and adept handling of primary and secondary texts.
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Develop skills
- Analyze modern philosophers by mapping key ideas from Descartes to Nietzsche.
- Evaluate knowledge claims using skepticism, empiricism, and Kant’s critical method.
- Interpret primary texts through close reading to extract arguments and theses.
- Use scholarly sources by finding, assessing, and citing top philosophy research.
- Craft comparative essays with clear arguments across multiple thinkers.
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