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Learn philosophy from the beginning

18 courses and 60 lessons that start at what philosophy actually is and end at how to explain a decision you have made. No prior reading assumed.

• 01 — The Examined LifeBegin with Socrates: what philosophy is and why questioning matters. · 3 lessons
• 02 — The Stoic ToolkitAncient practice after Socrates: control, death, time, and fate. · 5 lessons
• 03 — Eastern CurrentsA parallel ancient path: suffering, flow, roles, and liberation. · 5 lessons
• 04 — Faith & ReasonHow faith and reason shaped the next great questions. · 3 lessons
• 05 — Reason AwakensModern philosophy begins by rebuilding knowledge and duty. · 3 lessons
• 06 — What Can We Know?Slow down on knowledge itself: doubt, experience, induction, and proof. · 3 lessons
• 07 — Existence & MeaningAfter certainty cracks: freedom, meaning, absurdity, and becoming. · 5 lessons
• 08 — How Should We Act?Turn from what is true to what should be done. · 5 lessons
• 09 — Justice NowApply ethics to society: fairness, liberty, and obligation. · 3 lessons
• 10 — Power & the StateWhy governments exist, when authority is legitimate, and when it fails. · 3 lessons
• 11 — Being & the SelfThe deeper structure: identity, free will, mind, and being. · 3 lessons
• 12 — The Self & the UnconsciousModern inwardness: shadow, persona, projection, and becoming whole. · 2 lessons
• 13 — Reason & Its TrapsBefore arguing, learn the shape of good and bad reasoning. · 2 lessons
• 14 — Spot the FallacyName the moves that make arguments collapse. · 3 lessons
• 15 — Think for YourselfFinish by using philosophy as a skill: steelman, critique, and apply. · 3 lessons
• 16 — Read Beyond the HeadlineCheck sources, test explanations, and change your mind with reasons. · 3 lessons
• 17 — Disagree Without Losing the ThreadClarify the dispute, represent the other view, and find a useful next step. · 3 lessons
• 18 — Decisions You Can ExplainMake tradeoffs visible and learn from outcomes without hindsight. · 3 lessons