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Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes by Harvard University and Smithsonian Institution 

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Duration

5 weeks

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Total fee

3,738

Mode of learning

Online

Schedule type

Self paced

Difficulty level

Beginner

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Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes by Harvard University and Smithsonian Institution
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Highlights

  • Requires effort of 1-5 hours per week
  • Earn a certificate upon successful completion
  • Learn from expert faculty of Harvard Kennedy School of Government
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Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes by Harvard University and Smithsonian Institution
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  • Pow! Bang! Kaboom! Superhero stories, first arriving on the scene in the late 1930s, are now among the most popular forms of global entertainment. The study of philosophy has been around for centuries. Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes, a SmithsonianX and Harvard Division of Continuing Education course, blends these superheroes narratives with the core areas of philosophy.
  • SmithsonianX has partnered with the Harvard Division of Continuing Education to bring this course from the Harvard Extension School to edX. This introductory philosophy course, led by Professor Christopher Robichaud of the Harvard Kennedy School, offers an exciting lens to interpret key philosophical ideas ''¢'''' metaphysics and epistemology, social and political philosophy, ethics, philosophy of mind, existentialism, moral relativism, and much more.
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Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes by Harvard University and Smithsonian Institution
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Curriculum

Fundamentals of introductory philosophy

The ability to consider, evaluate, and articulate philosophical ideas through superheroes and beyond

The relationship of superhero identity with ethics and moral philosophy

Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes by Harvard University and Smithsonian Institution
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    Important Dates

    May 25, 2024
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