Discover the life and ideas of Spinoza, one of the great philosophers of the 17th century. Explore his Ethics, philosophy of mind, emotions, freedom, and politics, and consider how his radical views remain relevant to contemporary ethical and social debates.

Delve into Heidegger’s radical ideas on existence, time, language, technology and truth. Through Being and Time, examine how his phenomenology reshapes our understanding of self, others and the modern world—and what it means to truly live.

Examine philosophy’s enduring engagement with art, from Plato and Aristotle to Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Marx and Postmodernism. Explore how art shapes emotion, society and imagination, and its power to critique, transform and redefine human life.

Explore how film shapes and reflects our social myths, identities and beliefs. This course examines narrative, time, space and emotion in cinema—revealing how film creates meaning, challenges norms, and mirrors human hopes and fears.

Explore Shakespeare’s philosophy with a short course in Sydney and online. Analyse themes of love, power, truth and human nature in his plays, set against Montaigne’s scepticism and Machiavelli’s pragmatism.

Journey into the existential worlds of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. Explore themes of freedom, autheanticity, and human connection through their key philosophical texts and novels, and reflect on their legacy in feminist and political thought.