Learner Reviews & Feedback for Skepticism by University of California, Irvine
About the Course
real, whether vaccinations are harmful, whether we can trust our politicians or our media, and so on. When is such skepticism warranted, and
when does it stray into unreasonable territory? How widespread can such skepticism get while still being coherent? How might a radical
skepticism have pernicious social consequences, such as by leading to relativism (and just what is relativism, and what is problematic about it)?
These are all questions that we will be engaging with in this course Along the way we will consider some important philosophi...
Top reviews
NS
Jan 10, 2024
This is a well rounded course that explains the various aspects of skepticism and imparts a good understanding of developing critical thinking.
RH
Aug 1, 2020
Absolutely splendid course, wonderful lectures and reading matter. The last discussion of the panel was particularly inspirational
26 - 29 of 29 Reviews for Skepticism
By Ka K O
•Jul 23, 2022
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By Mona A A
•Jul 19, 2020
good
By Hussain
•Feb 24, 2023
I didn't find the arguments presented convincing, because most of them are dircted towards a skepticism made of straw. it would've been more fair to actually go further in the skeptic side of the arguments rather than stop at your side after each "decontsrtructing".
By Lesley A
•Aug 26, 2022
This course should be removed. The typographical and transcription errors are very many and are often laughable, e.g. Wittgenstein is transcribed as Vic Einstein. In addition, the pass mark for the quizes is listed as '100% and over'. The course as a whole is a shambles and I can no longer follow it.
As a comparison, I took the Relativism course and enjoyed it greatly. It was of a far higher presentational standard than this one and I was delighted to receive my certificate. I had hoped to gain a certificate for this Skepticism course as well but it seems as though I shall just have to say that I have lost my £40 for nothing.