Western Philosophy: From Renaissance to Enlightenment

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.