Explore philosophical essays from the Enlightenment to the present, including those from Carroll and Murdoch to Orwell and Nietzsche. Discuss key ideas in ethics, politics and life through engaging readings and lively conversation. Ideal for anyone curious about philosophy in short form.

Explore key ideas and thinkers from ancient Greece to postmodernity in this engaging philosophy course. Build critical thinking and informal logic skills while examining how philosophy has shaped politics, ethics, aesthetics and the modern world.

Examine the many faces of love—romantic, familial, spiritual and political—in this rich philosophy course. Explore cultural, psychological and ethical dimensions of love, drawing on thinkers from Ancient Greece to modern philosophy.

Trace the evolution of republicanism from Plato and Cicero to modern thinkers like Skinner and Pettit. Examine its relevance in post-colonial contexts, civic life, and global politics—and consider what a republic could mean for Australia today.

Explore key philosophical foundations of sociology and archaeology. This course examines identity, social causality, artefact ethics and the role of past and present in shaping human behaviour through theory, debate and lively discussion.

Unpack Plato’s timeless ideas on ethics, politics, knowledge and art. Through key texts like The Republic, reflect on questions of justice, wisdom and the good life—and discover how his philosophy still speaks to today’s personal and social challenges.