About the course
The History of Why is a free, self-guided course through the world’s philosophies. It explores how people have understood reality, knowledge, meaning, and how to live.
You can follow the guided course in order, begin a focused study or explore by thinker or question, with reference articles to help along the way. You don’t need any prior knowledge, an account or a textbook.
How the course is made
AI is used to research and draft the course text. Each lesson ends with its sources and bibliographic notes. The course has not undergone independent scholarly peer review.