Western Philosophy By Abhishek

An organized and scientific approach to learn philosophy

What you'll learn

We will discuss Western philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Hegel, Quine, and many more will be simplified

The course will help you to understand their philosophies with some practical and fun examples.

To provide you with a broader perspective, we will also compare different philosophers and their philosophies.

Last, but not the least, The course will provide you with a new perspective on Philosophy.

Requirements

It is only necessary to have a sincere desire to learn the subject.

Description

Western philosophy refers to the philosophical ideas and works of the Western world.It includes Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, among many others.Western philosophy begins in the pre-Socrates era and reaches the modern day.Different philosophers from different eras have a lot to offer. There is sometimes a contradiction between their views on various topics, and it is difficult to determine whether any common element can be found and if any core meaning can serve as universal and all-inclusive. But I tried my level best to categorize their philosophies based on their beliefs.The course will discuss concepts like Empiricism , Rationalism , Monism , Atomism ,and logical positivism in detail.Western philosophy has often reflected on theories that emphasize formalism and universal concepts. I have made sure that I have discussed this with complete sincerity.This course also explores how western philosophy evolved over time.All the complicated concepts that evolved over time from different philosophers are explained in an easy manner in this course.Everyone who has never studied philosophy and has never had any experience with it will benefit from this course. Well-organized presentation and a smooth flow make this course easy to follow.I am hoping that the course will be of benefit to many students.

Overview

Section 1: Plato

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Platonic Idealism

Lecture 3 Theory of forms

Lecture 4 Cave Analogy

Lecture 5 Plato's Criticism of Empiricism

Lecture 6 Platonic Idealism Vs Traditional Idealism

Lecture 7 Characteristics of Plato's Ideas

Lecture 8 Criticism

Section 2: Aristotle

Lecture 9 Introduction

Lecture 10 Form and Matter

Lecture 11 Substance

Lecture 12 Actuality and Potentiality

Section 3: Rationalism (Descartes , Spinoza, Leibniz)

Lecture 13 Introduction

Lecture 14 Descartes

Lecture 15 Spinoza

Lecture 16 Leibniz

Section 4: Empiricism (Locke , Berkeley , Hume)

Lecture 17 Introduction

Lecture 18 John Locke

Lecture 19 George Berkeley

Lecture 20 David Hume

Section 5: Immanuel Kant

Lecture 21 Introduction

Lecture 22 Critique of Pure Reason

Lecture 23 Synthetic A priori

Lecture 24 Transcendental Idealism

Lecture 25 Categories

Lecture 26 Antinomies

Lecture 27 God is a necessary being

Section 6: Hegel

Lecture 28 Introduction

Lecture 29 Geist

Lecture 30 Absolute Idealism

Lecture 31 Dialectic Method

Section 7: Logical Positivism

Lecture 32 Introduction

Lecture 33 Verification principle

Lecture 34 Criticism of Logical Positivism

Section 8: Phenomenology

Lecture 35 Introduction

Lecture 36 Concealments

Lecture 37 Phenomenological Reduction

Section 9: Existentialism

Lecture 38 Introduction

Lecture 39 Soren Kierkegaard

Lecture 40 Sartre

Lecture 41 Heidegger

Section 10: G E Moore

Lecture 42 Introduction

Lecture 43 Refutation of Idealism

Lecture 44 A defence of common sense

Lecture 45 Conclusion

Section 11: Quine

Lecture 46 Introduction

Lecture 47 Naturalism

Lecture 48 Two Dogmas of Empiricism

Lecture 49 Holism

Section 12: Miscellaneous

Lecture 50 Platonic Idealism Vs Absolute Idealism

Everyone who is interested in learning western Philosophy