To learn about historical and philosophical foundations of contemporary science, the University of Edinburgh is offering free online course. This MOOC on Philosophy and the Sciences make you known to some of the main areas and topics at the key juncture between philosophy and the sciences. Students will also understand some key questions and conceptual problems arising in the natural sciences and cognitive sciences.

The university is offering this course via Coursera, an education platform that offers courses online. The main aim of the MOOCl is to introduce learners to cosmology and the cognitive sciences, with their associated philosophical and conceptual issues in a simple non-technical way. Each week students will introduced to some of the important questions at the forefront of scientific research. The development of this MOOC has been led by the University of Edinburgh’s Eidyn research centre.

Course Details In Brief

Level: Introductory
Length: 8 weeks of study
Effort: 1-3 hours/week
Subject: Philosophy and the Sciences
Institution: University of Edinburgh & Coursera
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes
Session: Start on August 31, 2019

Why Choose University of Edinburgh MOOC?

The course is a free open access program which can be selected by anyone. The course is designed for seven weeks, and will be run by an interdisciplinary team of philosophers and scientists. The instructors week-by-week will clarify the scientific background and explain the conceptual and philosophical problems. The goal is to introduce learners in a simple, non-technical, accessible way to selected scientific topics across cosmology and the cognitive sciences, with their associated philosophical and conceptual issues.

Course Introduction

After completing this students will get the answers of their various queries regarding universe as What is the origin of our universe? What are dark matter and dark energy? What is our role in the universe as human agents capable of knowledge? What makes us intelligent cognitive agents seemingly endowed with consciousness? Scientific research across both the physical sciences and the cognitive sciences has raised pressing questions for philosophers. The goal of this course is to introduce you to some of the main areas and topics at the key juncture between philosophy and the sciences. The course is structured around two broad areas:
-Philosophy and the Physical Sciences
-Philosophy and the Cognitive Sciences

You Will Learn

Areas you’ll learn about will include:
-Philosophy of cosmology, where we’ll consider questions about the origin and evolution of our universe, the nature of dark energy and dark matter and the role of anthropic reasoning in the explanation of our universe.
-Philosophy of psychology, among whose issues we will cover the evolution of the human mind and the nature of consciousness.
-Philosophy of neurosciences, where we’ll consider the nature of human cognition and the relation between mind, machines, and the environment.

For detailed information go through University of Edinburgh.