Philosophy
Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence.
COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses
We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling.
Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available.
Philosophy comes from the Greek word philosophia meaning “love of wisdom”.
Our philosophy courses will teach you how to use the tools of logic and reason to analyse the ways in which humans experience the world.
Your philosophy training will enable you to think carefully, critically, and with clarity. You will also learn how to take a logical approach to addressing challenging questions, reason well and evaluate the reasoning of others.
From the meaning of life to moral dilemmas, you’ll explore the big questions that philosophers and thinkers have been pondering for millennia.
Our philosophy short courses are open to everyone, so sign up today and become a better thinker.
- Introduction to Philosophy Course I
- Philosophy and Film Course: The Philosophy in 'Inception'
- Philosophy Course: Formal Logic and Arguments
- Philosophy Course: Free Will, Fate, and Determinism
- Philosophy Course: Hannah Arendt
- Philosophy Course: Introduction to Phenomenology
- Philosophy Course: Knowing, Believing, and (Avoiding) 'Truthiness'
- Philosophy Course: Philosophy of Money, Debt and Trust
- Philosophy Course: The Art of Critical Thinking
- Philosophy Course: The Late Middle Ages and Renaissance
- Philosophy of History Course: Herodotus to The History Channel
Philosophy Course: Introduction to Phenomenology
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<p>Phenomenology has been, and still remains one of the most significant philosophical movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. Phenomenology
...When | Time | Where | Session Notes |
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Mon 25 Jan 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 01 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 08 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 15 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 22 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 01 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 08 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 15 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 22 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 29 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Introduction to Philosophy Course I
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<p>This introductory philosophy course provides an understanding of the history of philosophy and the
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Mon 25 Jan 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 01 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 08 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 15 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 22 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 01 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 08 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 15 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 22 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 29 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Philosophy Course: The Late Middle Ages and Renaissance
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<p>In this course, we will consider the literature of Dante and the role of sex and sin in Chaucer’s
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Wed 27 Jan 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 03 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 10 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 17 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 24 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 03 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 10 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 17 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 24 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 31 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Philosophy Course: Philosophy of Money, Debt and Trust
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Wed 27 Jan 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 03 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 10 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 17 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 24 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 03 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 10 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 17 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 24 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 31 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Philosophy Course: Knowing, Believing, and (Avoiding) ‘Truthiness’
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Sat 10 Apr 2021 | 9:30am - 4:30pm (UTC+10:00) | Face-to-face (Venue TBA) - Face-to-face (Venue TBA) |
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Philosophy Course: Formal Logic and Arguments
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Tue 11 May 2021 | 6pm - 8pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Tue 18 May 2021 | 6pm - 8pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Tue 25 May 2021 | 6pm - 8pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Philosophy in the 21st Century Course: Ten Great Contemporary Thinkers
Philosophy Course: Philosophy of Latin America
Philosophy Course: Aristotle - Ancient Wisdom
Philosophy Course: Hannah Arendt
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