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Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes
Learn the philosophical concepts from an interesting perspective with edX’s course on Power and responsibility: Doing philosophy with superheroes.
Beginner
Online
5 Weeks
Free
Quick facts
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Learning efforts
1-5 Hours Per Week
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Course overview
Learning philosophical concepts with a newer twist, that is, from analysing our favorite superheroes is what this course on Power and responsibility: Doing philosophy with superheroes offers the interested learners. This introductory course on Arts and culture is offered by edX, an online provider of quality education in association with Smithsonian institute and Harvard University’s Division of Continuing education. The Power and responsibility: Doing philosophy with superheroes certification program is under the guidance of the experienced faculty, Professor Christopher Robichaud of the Harvard Kennedy school.
Power and responsibility: Doing philosophy with superheroes certification course mainly focuses on key topics in the field of philosophy such as epistemology and metaphysics, social and political philosophy, existentialism, ethics, philosophy of mind, moral relativism, and so on, from the analysis of the superheroes such as Peace and Wonder women, Identity and Spiderman, social justice and X-men and punishment and Batman. The short yet comprehensive curriculum provides the students with a fresh learning experience on philosophy with the flexible learning system.
The highlights
- Course offered by edX
- Presented by SmithsonianX partnered with Harvard Division of Continuing Education
- The course duration of 5 weeks with 1-5 hours per week
- Introductory course on Arts and culture
- Self-paced online course
- Shareable, certified, and printable certificate
- Audit period with no payment
- Guidance of experienced instructor of Smithsonian institution
Program offerings
- Instructor-led
- Online class
- Video tutorials
- Discussion forums
- Assessments
- & activities
Course and certificate fees
Type of course
- This online course on Power and responsibility: doing philosophy with superheroes, provides the learner two options: to audit the course and to upgrade the account to avail benefits.
- The audit track account is provided to all enrolled candidates for free of cost.
- The students need to pay an amount of ₹4,017 in order to become a verified track user with benefits including the certification.
Fee category | Amount in rupees |
Certification fee | ₹4,017 |
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Eligibility criteria
Education
Since it is an introductory course on philosophy, no prerequisites are required except for the zeal to learn philosophy from a different perspective.
Certification qualifying details
The students are provided with the certification of completion upon completion of the course, Power, and responsibility: Doing philosophy with superheroes. The certification is only provided to the verified track account users who have at least posted once in the discussions and have completed each issue’s given activities after each module.
What you will learn
The course on Power and responsibilities: Doing philosophy with superheroes gives insights on different aspects regarding the topic such as:
- The students explore philosophy through the study of their favourite superheroes and supervillains in this course.
- Understanding of a plethora of philosophical comets such as Ethics, philosophy of mind, existentialism, moral relativism and much more.
- The students are taught to spot and differentiate in between the key philosophical principles.
- The students are made to analyse the superheroes from a new perspective of philosophy.
- The capability of making and defending at a philosophical argument are given to the students via training.
- Studies are taught the linked philosophical theories behind a character's abilities, that is, analysing their superpowers for studies.
- The close relationship of the superhero’s identity with moral ethics philosophy is discussed in the class.
- Students are trained to articulate and evaluate the learned philosophical ideas to superheroes and beyond.
- Students get a clear picture of how the pursuit of justice is portrayed within the superhero setup and its underlying philosophical ideas.
- Students discuss various superhero aspects such as characterization, step, and so on with respect to its philosophical connections.
Who it is for
- The aspirants who wish to seek a learning experience in philosophical studies from a different perspective can opt for this course.
- The aspirants who want to expand their knowledge or work for research purposes can opt for this course.
Admission details
The course registration for the course, Power and responsibility: doing philosophy with superheroes, can be done in the online mode within a few simple steps.
Step: 1- Browse the URL to the course website- https://www.edx.org/course/power-and-responsibility-doing-philosophy-with-sup.
Step: 2- Students should create an edX account or sign up using any social media accounts like Google or Facebook.
Step: 3- The verification of email id is to be done through the confirmation link sent to the registered mail ID.
Step: 4- After verification click on the required course, and the students will be directed to choose for the time being to either continue auditing or purchase the upgrade.
Step: 5- Click on Audit the course for auditing, and click on Purchase the upgrade to become a verified track account holder.
Step: 6- Complete the required patent using any suitable payment option. After completion of payment, you will become a verified user with complete benefits from the course.
The syllabus
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
Scholarship Details
The students who have financial problems yet want to pursue the course with the certification, can avail the provision of financial assistance provided by edX. After enrolling the wanted course, the students can fill in the application form for the aid from the category 'Financial assistance’, as soon as possible because of the limited intake. After strict verification of the details and the student’s identity, the selected students will receive the confirmation regarding this. The students can avail upto 90% of reduction in the Power and responsibility: Doing philosophy with superheroes course fee if they are found eligible.
How it helps
Along with a different take on philosophical studies, this course on Power and Responsibility: Doing philosophy with superheroes, unlocks many opportunities for the aspirants. The valuable certification of completion rewarded after the course completion, which has both the signature of the instructor and a verified institution logo, is one of the primary benefits that a student can reap from Power and responsibility: Doing philosophy with superheroes certification course. The certification is provided by edX and Smithsonian institution which multiplies its value.
This certification can be directly linked with your Linked In account or can be added to your resume or CV as its a shareable, digitized, and easily printable certificate. This increases your chances in different job sectors in both online and offline spaces. The professionals can use this certification for upgrading in their fields, the scholars can add this as an extra merit for you academics and the job aspirants can utilize this to build a relevant career.
This introductory course that requires only the desire to learn, can be beneficial for people who want to build a career or to have research on philosophical studies. Since the course is of a very short period and is completely online-based, students can get maximum benefits from the course without much of a career disturbance which makes it a good investment for the future.
Instructors
Mr Christopher Robichaud
Senior Lecturer
Harvard University, ...
FAQs
The students can opt for this course even if they lack the knowledge of the superheroes since this is an introductory course ideal for anyone interested in Philosophical studies.
The students can access the awarded certification after the completion of the course. They can access the certificate from the link View the certificate provided in their dashboard.
The students are provided with dedicated discussion forums which are under the supervision of the course instructors and moderators where the course discussions and queries are made.
Students can raise their technical difficulties by mailing at https://www.edx.org/contact-us, for private concerns and feedback at smithsonianx@si.edu, or can post in the discussion boards.
edX provides the provision for a full refund if the candidate unenroll the course within the refund eligibility periods, that is, 14 days after the purchase or start of the class.
The course has a length of 5 weeks which requires an estimated effort of 1-5 hours per week. It’s a self-paced course so the students can personalize accordingly.
For getting certification, the student should be a verified track user who has completed every issue activity successfully with a participation discussion for at least once.
In addition to the benefits given in an audit track account, a verified track account provides, a certification, unlimited and full course material access and graded assessments.
The students should apply for the financial aid on or before the deadline for upgrading the account which will be provided to the candidate within the course details.
Philosophical concepts such as existentialism, social and political philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, moral relativism and so on are some of the important concepts covered in the syllabus.
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