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- Women in PhilosophyCourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jessica FeelyThis course examines the work of five women philosophers and their contribution to social and political philosophy in the twentieth and twenty first century. The thinkers covered are: Agnes Heller (1929 – 2019), Julia Kristeva (1941), Gayarti Chakrabarty Spivak (1942), Angela Davies (1944) and Nancy Fraser (1947).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Existentialism and the artsCourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John GoffExistentialist themes of anxiety, anguish, dread, freedom, melancholy, loneliness, death and absurdity pervade the arts from the era of Romanticism onwards. What is the cultural significance and consequence of giving expression to such concerns?
NB: no classes on 6th and 27th May. - Philosophy and the selfCourse start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ariel KernbergWho am I? Is there such a thing as “my true self”? These and related questions will be looked at from various philosophical perspectives.
NB There will be no class on 28/05/24.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - German Idealism from Kant to Hegel: the beginnings of continental philosophy
Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christopher HornerGerman philosophers created the most ambitious and imaginative systems of thought of modern times against the backdrop of revolution and war. This creative and speculative beginning to modern continental philosophy is an exciting intellectual adventure. - The power of wellbeing from Aristotle to Buddha: a journey of self-discoveryCourse start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cristina PaternoJoin us on an incredible journey of self-discovery as we explore the concept of well-being, from Aristotle's ancient wisdom to Buddha's enlightening perspectives. We will connect these ideas with today's world, giving you plenty of chances to debate and reflect on your own thoughts.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Philosophy Reading GroupCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kate BanksDescartes’ Discourse on Method, one of the foundational texts of modern philosophy, begins with the audacious claim that all minds could agree were they to apply the same rational method of thinking.
Reading it together, we will assess this method and whether it leads us to share Descartes’ conclusions.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - African philosophyCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ovett NwosimiriThis course is an introduction to African philosophy. We will analyse the various positions and contestations regarding the nature, and trends in African philosophy, debate on communitarianism and personhood, African ethics, ubuntu, and decolonisation of knowledge.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - An introduction to paradoxCourse start date: Thu 25 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Oliver JosiahA paradox is an apparently absurd conclusion derived from seemingly uncontroversial premises through supposedly valid reasoning. This course will introduce you to six major philosophical paradoxes and some of the attempts to solve them.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Philosophy and tyrannyCourse start date: Thu 2 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karl WhiteWhat is the relationship between Philosophy and Tyranny? Have philosophers supported tyrannical rule throughout history? Have they spoken truth to power or have they instead colluded and strengthened its grip?Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Philosophy and the meaning of lifeCourse start date: Mon 13 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Karl WhiteThe search for a meaning to life has consumed human beings since time immemorial. What is the purpose of our being here? How are we supposed to live our lives? Is there a God or are we just products of nature, and depending on our answer, what does that tell us about the way we should conduct ourselves? What do we even mean by meaning?! If these questions intrigue or puzzle you, then look no further! While we cannot guarantee any answers, the quest for meaning and the exploration of the topic lead to some of philosophy’s greatest thinkers and their reflections on this most pressing of issues.
NB: No classes on 06/05/24 and 27/05/24.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Spinoza and Leibniz: making sense of the worldCourse start date: Wed 15 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Spinoza and Leibniz both looked to human reason to make sense of the world, but we will see that they gave strikingly different accounts of the existence of our world, and the purpose of human life.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Philosophy and the psycheCourse start date: Mon 3 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anita KasabovaWhat is the psyche and how is it lodged in the body? This course explores the psyche and its connections with the body through a philosophical lens from the ancient Greeks to current discussions.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - An introduction to critical thinkingCourse start date: Wed 5 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Louis TsangIt is all too easy to read and spread information from social media and the internet. But does this mean we can draw useful conclusions from the information we are exposed to? The course provides essential tools for us to be good thinkers in this information age.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Introduction to Marxist philosophyCourse start date: Thu 6 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Oliver JosiahThis course is intended as an introduction to the philosophy of Karl Marx and later Marxists such as Vladimir Lenin, Eduard Bernstein, and Rosa Luxemburg.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Philosophy and cinema encountersCourse start date: Fri 21 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Daniel WeizmanWe explore the intersection of film and philosophy, engaging with the works of influential thinkers and film makers. Together, we discover how cinema opens new possibilities to examine enduring philosophical questions concerning the mind, reality, identity, and ideology.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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