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.

This course offers an in-depth exploration of the philosophy of language, from the Sophists to sociolinguistics.

Trace the evolution of Latin American philosophy from Pre-Columbian roots to the present. Explore themes of identity, politics, ethics, and imagination through the works of Mistral, Borges, Neruda, García Márquez, Villoro, and more.

Study Mary Wollstonecraft with a short course in Sydney and online. Explore Vindication of the Rights of Women, her politics, novels and influence on gender, philosophy, education and later feminist thought.

Examine the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes in this course. Explore his ideas of the social contract, human nature, security and freedom, and consider the ongoing relevance of Leviathan to modern politics and international law.

Examine key developments in the philosophy and history of psychology, from ancient ideas to Freud, behaviourism, and beyond. Explore how theories of mind, emotion, and behaviour shape our personal, social, and cultural understanding.

Discover the role of emotions in moral reasoning and ethical life through the works of David Hume, Martha Nussbaum and others. This course explores how passion, not just reason, shapes our choices, values and the meaning of a good life.

Explore the rich symbolism and science of chaos through myth, philosophy, psychology, creativity, and modern chaos theory. From ancient cosmologies to contemporary insights, discover how disorder shapes our world—and why it matters.