Philosophy courses
Philosophy courses. For dealing with the big questions.
Are you ready to expand your wisdom and become a better thinker? Look no further than our philosophy courses. We will give you the ability to use logical reasoning and critical thinking in your everyday life. With access to the tools of logic and reason, our philosophy courses will provide you with the perspective to analyse humanity's experience of the world.
Our small but experienced team of experts use centuries-old wisdom to try and answer some of life’s greatest questions. From moral dilemmas to existence itself, we’re here to help you uncover possible answers to your biggest queries. From working through philosophical texts, carrying out philosophical debate, and conducting critical analysis exercises, our courses provide an invaluable education. We provide a supportive atmosphere where everyone can engage in meaningful discussions about current topics and ancient doctrines alike.
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Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. Plato’s (429–347 B.C.E.) contributions to Western philosophy covers areas in ethics, politics, metaphysics, epistemology, art, music and ancient science. This course employs recent scholarship on this influential thinker to understand his essential ideas and their relevance to today’s issues and problems. Plato's profound questions, and his richly suggestive and provocative strategies for tackling them,... View Philosophy Course: Introduction to Plato.Philosophy Course: Introduction to Plato
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<p>Plato’s (429–347 B.C.E.) contributions to Western philosophy covers areas in ethics, politics, metaphysics, epistemology, art, music and ancient
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Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. Film fulfils many functions in contemporary society. They can represent our ideas on morality, politics, ethics, friendship, and what we believe to be a worthwhile life. But they can also be iconoclastic and irreverent of the status quo. This course will argue that film has a ‘mythological’ structure; that it creates narratives out of our beliefs about the world and our place in it. Film can also... View Philosophy of Film Course: Myths for Our Time.Philosophy of Film Course: Myths for Our Time
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<p>Film fulfils many functions in contemporary society. They can represent our ideas on morality, politics, ethics, friendship, and what we believe to
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Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. For Heidegger “we ourselves are the entities to be analyzed” and this is both a rational, objective task and a subjective introspection on ourselves. His phenomenology of ‘lived experience’ is a corrective to the enlightenment idea of reason: “Thinking begins only when we have come to know that reason, glorified for centuries, is the stiff-necked adversary of thought”. This course will approach... View Philosophy Course: Heidegger.Philosophy Course: Heidegger
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<p>For Heidegger <em>“we ourselves are the entities to be analyzed”</em> and this is both a rational, objective task and a subjective introspection on
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Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. This philosophy course aims to develop your critical thinking skills through practical sessions and the study of informal logic techniques. We will learn the basics of a good argument and evaluate the reasons why arguments go wrong. We will work through practical exercises and evaluate examples from everyday life. Aims The aim of the course is to provide you with an understanding of how to construct a... View Philosophy Course: The Art of Critical Thinking.
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Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. Phenomenology has been, and still remains one of the most significant philosophical movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. Phenomenology attempts to take the relationship between body and experience seriously, and find the complex inter-relation of body to mind, consciousness and language. Phenomenology is a vibrant part of contemporary philosophy and the theory has had many applications in fields such... View Philosophy Course: Introduction to Phenomenology.
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Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. This philosophy course explores the idea that art is not marginal to human concerns, but a key element in emotional, social and psychological life. Many philosophers have proposed that art is not only the highest human achievement but an essential realm which allows humans to imaginatively reconstruct themselves and the worlds they inhabit. From Greek tragedy to Postmodern conceptualism, we will explore... View Philosophy of Art Course: Introduction from Plato to the Postmodern.
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Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. Hannah Arendt wrote some of the most profound philosophy of the twentieth century. Her work is rich and subtle and she engaged critically with the key intellectual ideas of philosophical history, including: What makes humans ‘human’? What makes an ethical life? The nature of evil; How do we forgive the unforgivable? What does it mean to have ‘common sense’? What is the nature of ‘story telling’? Hannah... View Philosophy Course: Hannah Arendt.
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Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. The laws of a society embody both its highest ideals and its worst nightmares. This philosophy of law course examines the origins of law and why humans invent laws for themselves. Jurisprudence is the area of philosophy interested in the study of the fundamental concepts underpinning legal systems. We will compare different cultural and historical systems of law, engage in lively discussions on issues... View Philosophy of Law Course: Jurisprudence.
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Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. Storytelling belongs to the history of all humans. This course will explore why we love fiction; the elements which make up a ‘story’; and how the modern novel was invented and developed throughout history. We will begin by discussing the features which constitute a ‘novel’, and the history of it's emergence from other forms of narrative. We will also discuss issues such as: para text and framing devices;... View Philosophy of Fiction Course: The Novel.
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Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. "That which is done out of love always takes place beyond Good and Evil." - Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil (1886). Nietzsche is famous for his theories of Nihilism; the eternal return; will to power; master/slave morality; God is dead; and free spirits. We will read selections from Nietzsche’s early, middle, and late works, and discuss the development of his ideas and his complex,... View Philosophy Course: Introduction to Nietzsche.