15 Best Philosophy Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Philosophy courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $49.00. 7 come from a named university or institution, including The University of Edinburgh, Dartmouth College and University of Alberta. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "philosophy" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Philosophy and the Sciences: Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Sciences
Offered by The University of Edinburgh
Course Description What is our role in the universe as human agents capable of knowledge? What makes us intelligent cognitive agents seemingly endowed with consciousness? This is the second part of the course 'Philosophy...
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Question Reality! Science, philosophy, a search for meaning
Offered by Dartmouth College
How much can we know of the physical world? Can we know everything? Or are there fundamental limits to how much we can explain? If there are limits, to what extent can we explain the nature of physical reality? RealityX...
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Know Thyself - The Value and Limits of Self-Knowledge: The Unconscious
Offered by The University of Edinburgh
A challenging but fascinating topic on the way to achieving self-knowledge is the unconscious. For well over a century, psychologists, philosophers, and many others have posited a level of mentality that is not immediate...
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Science & Religion 101
Offered by University of Alberta
This course examines the nature of both science and religion and attempts to explore the possible relationships between them. The primary purpose is to dispel the popular myth that science and religion are entrenched in...
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Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most
Offered by University of Michigan
Welcome to Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life: Living for What Matters Most! In this course, you’ll learn how science, philosophy and practice all play a role in both finding your purpose and living a purposeful life. Y...
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Libertarian Free Will
Offered by Dartmouth College
Yes, we have free will! This Specialization will explore Libertarian Free Will and discuss philosophical arguments and neuroscientific evidence for and against its existence. In this Specialization, we will dismantle arg...
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Intellectual Change in Early China: Warring States and Han
Offered by The Chinese University of Hong Kong
This sequence of four courses will propose a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Chinese cultural history conceived of as a succession of modes of rationality (philosophical, bureaucratic, and economic). The focu...
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Religious Transformation in Early China: the Period of Division
Offered by The Chinese University of Hong Kong
This sequence of four courses will propose a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Chinese cultural history conceived of as a succession of modes of rationality (philosophical, bureaucratic, and economic). The focu...
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ADVANCED Emotional Intelligence
Offered by Alex Genadinik
Unique course to improve many facets of your intelligence and make you immediately smarter and wiser - yes it works! You will learn: Emotional intelligence in the workplace training Relationship of memory and intelligenc...
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Intellectual Autonomy
Offered by University of Glasgow
The course will provide an overview of philosophical questions about intellectual autonomy, our ability to govern ourselves as thinkers. “Thinking for yourself” is a traditional educational emphasis; but recent history h...
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The Art of Cyber Security
Offered by Packt
This course reframes cyber security through the dual lenses of creativity and classical warfare strategy. With insight from Sun Tzu and artistic philosophy, it offers an unconventional but practical model of digital defe...
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How to Improve Your Thinking
Offered by Madecraft
Great thinking isn't just for philosophers — it's a skill anyone can build, and it touches every part of your life, from the decisions you make to the conversations you have. This course gives you a practical toolkit for...
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Gandhian Thought and Communication
Offered by Sage Publications
This course explores the continuing relevance of Gandhian philosophy in communication, media, and activism. Learners will examine Gandhi’s critique of modernity, nationalism, religion, and Westernization through key work...
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The Modern and the Postmodern (Part 2)
Offered by Wesleyan University
This course examines how the idea of "the modern" develops at the end of the 18th century in European philosophy and literature, and how being modern (or progressive, or hip) became one of the crucial criteria for unders...
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Classics of Chinese Humanities: Guided Readings
Offered by The Chinese University of Hong Kong
An introductory yet trenchant exploration of select Chinese classic texts that cover the domains of classical literature, history, philosophy, and fine arts.
$49.00listed price
Best Philosophy Courses on Coursera compared
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What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $0.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 7 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including The University of Edinburgh, Dartmouth College and University of Alberta — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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