Description
Early Modern Philosophy: Descartes and the Rationalists is a course on the birth of modern philosophical thought published by The Great Courses Plus online academy. Early Modern Philosophy: Descartes and the Rationalists explores the birth of modern philosophical thought through the works of key rationalist thinkers such as René Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, and explores their revolutionary ideas about knowledge, reason, and the nature of reality. From the 17th to the 18th centuries, bold thinkers rejected the authority of ancient traditions and embraced reason as the primary means of understanding the world.
This course examines the transformation of philosophy in the 17th century, a period in which reason took precedence over tradition and faith as the foundation of knowledge. This course examines Descartes’ method of doubt, his famous cogito argument and his dualistic view of mind and body, followed by Spinoza’s monism and rationalist ethics, and Leibniz’s concept of monads and predestined harmony. Learners gain insight into how these thinkers shaped scientific reasoning, metaphysics, and epistemology, paving the way for modern intellectual inquiry. The course emphasizes critical analysis of early texts, philosophical debates between rationalism and empiricism, and the enduring influence of these ideas on contemporary thought.
What you will learn in Early Modern Philosophy: Descartes and the Rationalists:
- Philosophy at the Dawn of the Modern Age
- Descartes’ Method and Motives
- Elizabeth of Bohemia and Cartesian Ethics
- Lady Anne Conway’s Vitalist Metaphysics
- Spinoza on Mind and Feeling
- Nicolas Malebranche’s Theory of Ecumenism
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz’s Theory of Truth and Being
- And…
Course specifications
Publisher: The Great Courses Plus
Instructors: James D. Reid
Language: English
Level: Introductory to Advanced
Number of Lessons: 12
Duration: 6 hours and 16 minutes
Course topics
Early Modern Philosophy: Descartes and the Rationalists Prerequisites
None
Pictures
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