Problems of Philosophy
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this introduction to core philosophical problems in ethics, metaphysics, theory of knowledge, and the philosophy of logic, language, and science. Rather than tracing the history of philosophy, the course takes a systematic approach, working through readings drawn from both classical sources and contemporary philosophers. The focus stays on examining and evaluating proposed solutions to each problem rather than simply cataloging positions. Materials include the syllabus, reading lists, and assignments as published on MIT's OpenCourseWare site, free to access with no certificate attached. Suited to students with no prior philosophy background who want a rigorous first pass at questions about knowledge, reality, and moral reasoning, taught in the style of an actual MIT undergraduate course rather than a survey lecture series.