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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Explore Marx’s philosophy and its impact from the 19th century to today in this 10-week course. Examine his ideas on human nature, work, alienation, economics, and religion, and assess their relevance to contemporary politics and capitalism.
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<p>Marxism has experienced a major resurgence in recent years, driven by the contemporary challenges of late capitalism, particularly the growing
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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.
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<p>This ten-week course explores the philosophical significance of chaos. We begin with ancient creation mythologies, which describe the beginning of
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Sharpen your reasoning skills with this introduction to critical thinking. Learn to construct persuasive arguments, spot common fallacies, and evaluate everyday claims through practical exercises, informal logic, and contemporary debates.
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Explore phenomenology, the study of lived experience and the body–mind relation. Examine ideas from Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Zahavi, and discover how phenomenology shapes medicine, psychology, the arts, and everyday life.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Examine the philosophy of Hannah Arendt in this course. Explore her ideas on power, evil, truth, thought, and narrative while considering her analysis of totalitarianism, ethics, activism and their relevance to contemporary political life.
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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.
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