Western Philosophy: From Renaissance To Enlightenment

Learn the Philosophy of the West’s Greatest Thinkers

What you’ll learn
Summarize the main ideas of history’s greatest Western thinkers
Apply life lessons of history’s greatest Western thinkers
Analyze religious and philosophical ideologies
More deeply know thyself through lessons of great philosophers
Improve your life through deeper understanding of reality
Requirements
Desire to learn about philosophy
Desire to improve your life
Desire to increase your happiness and well being
Description
Western Philosophy has a rich tradition of wisdom and clear thinking about ideas related to Justice, Consciousness, Freedom, the Nature of Existence and more.
In this course, you will learn what some of the greatest thinkers in history discovered about life and the nature of happiness including insights and realizations of
1. Leonardo da Vinci
2. Francis Bacon
3. William Shakespeare
4. Thomas Hobbes
5. Michel de Montaigne
6. Petrarch
7. John Locke
8. Voltaire
9. Spinoza
10. Benjamin Franklin
11. Mary Wollstonecraft
12. David Hume
13. Kant
14. Jean Jacques Rousseau
15. Adam Smith
16. And More
The modern world and Western society have largely been shaped by the ideas of these individuals and their contemporaries.
In this course, you will learn how they contributed to modern thought and how you can apply their powerful ideas to lead a more fulfilling, happier, and enriched life.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: The Renaissance Philosophers

Lecture 2 Petrarch

Lecture 3 Leonardo Da Vinci

Lecture 4 Francis Bacon

Lecture 5 William Shakespeare

Lecture 6 Michel de Montaigne

Lecture 7 Thomas Hobbes

Section 3: The Enlightenment Philosophers

Lecture 8 John Locke

Lecture 9 Voltaire

Lecture 10 Spinoza

Lecture 11 David Hume

Lecture 12 Adam Smith

Lecture 13 Mary Wollstonecraft

Lecture 14 Jean Jacques Rousseau

Lecture 15 Immanuel Kant

Lecture 16 Descartes

Lecture 17 Benjamin Franklin

Section 4: Conclusion

Lecture 18 Philosophy for a Better Life

Lecture 19 Bonus Material!

All curious human beings