A free, self-directed B.A. in philosophy
Study Philosophy, Tuition Free
A complete course of study, from the Presocratics to Poststructuralism, with an emphasis on Continental thought. Every lecture, course, and podcast here is free and taught by people who know the texts.
The Course of Study
- 00
Start Here
What philosophy is, what Continental philosophy is, and a fast tour of the whole history before you begin.
4 core resources
- 01
Ancient Philosophy
The Presocratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic schools.
4 core resources
- 02
Medieval Philosophy
Christian, Islamic, and Jewish philosophy from Augustine to Scotus.
3 core resources
- 03
Modern Philosophy
Descartes to Nietzsche: the new science, Kant's revolution, Hegel, Marx, and the death of God.
10 core resources
- 04
Phenomenology & Existentialism
Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre, Beauvoir, and Fanon.
10 core resources
- 05
French Theory
Structuralism, Lacan, Foucault, Levinas, Derrida, and Deleuze.
8 core resources
- 06
Critical Theory & Decolonial Thought
The Frankfurt School, Benjamin, psychoanalysis, and anticolonial and Africana philosophy.
6 core resources
- 07
Feminist Philosophy
Beauvoir and after: sexual difference, gender, embodiment, oppression, and feminist critical theory.
9 core resources
- 08
Electives
Go deeper, or sideways: philosophy courses outside the core sequence.
- 09
Interdisciplinary Electives
Philosophy in conversation with history, science, religion, and art.
- 10
Capstone
Write and share a philosophical essay.
2 core resources
Self-Taught, Not Unguided
Some of the best philosophy teaching in the world is already free: recorded university seminars, open courses, and long-running podcasts by working scholars. It is scattered, unsorted, and easy to lose.
This site gathers it, checks it, and puts it in order, so anyone can work through the equivalent of an undergraduate degree at their own pace. Like FreeCodeCamp, but for philosophy.