Free Introductory and General Philosophy Courses
Free introductory and general philosophy courses are available online for free. These courses listed below are available on each school's website.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT hosts various courses through its OpenCourseWare platform. Students can choose from topics like problems of philosophy, philosophy of quantum mechanics, relativism, and more.
- Proseminar in Philosophy I
- Problems of Philosophy
- Minds and Machines
- Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
- Philosophy of Love in the Western World
- Other Minds
- Relativism, Reason and Reality
- Paradox and Infinity
- Decisions, Games, and Rational Choices
- Feeling and Imagination in Art, Science and Technology
- Metaphysics
Yale University
Students of this course from Yale University will explore issues surrounding death. The course asks students to reflect on their own mortality.
- Death - Yale University
Free Online Introductory and General Philosophy Courses
Course & School | Program Level | Format | Assignments | Quizzes & Exams | Downloadable |
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Proseminar in Philosophy I course from MIT | Graduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
Problems of Philosophy course from MIT | Undergraduate | Text/lecture notes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Minds and Machines course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/lecture notes/study materials | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/lecture notes | Yes | No | Yes |
Philosophy of Love in the Western World course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/video lectures | Yes | No | Yes |
Other Minds course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/study materials | Yes | No | Yes |
Relativism, Reason and Reality course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/lecture notes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Paradox and Infinity course from MIT | Undergraduate | Textbook/lecture slides | Yes | No | Yes |
Decisions, Games, and Rational Choices course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Feeling and Imagination in Art, Science and Technology course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/video lectures | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Metaphysics course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
Death course from Yale University | Undergraduate | Audio/video lectures | Yes | Yes | Yes |