- The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi: His message and relevance to the modern world
Course start date: Mon 17 Nov 2025Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ketan VariaMahatma Gandhi’s messages are profound and based both on his lived experience and intellectual power. His views on truth seeking and non-violent action have inspired many, particularly in the civil rights movements. Join this online course to find out more about his philosophy and consider its continued relevance in the 21st century.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - A taste of philosophy Course start date: Sat 6 Dec 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Karl WhiteHave you ever wondered what philosophy is? What do philosophers talk about? Can they tell you the meaning of life or is it just jargon and navel gazing? Come along and find out.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Philosophy and memoryCourse start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anita KasabovaWhat is memory? How does memory impact our sense of self and time? Why does memory often go wrong? If our memory is unreliable, can it provide knowledge of our personal past? How is memory registered in the body? What is collective memory? This course explores memory through philosophical and psychological lenses.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Philosophy reading group: Slavoj Zizek's The Sublime Object of IdeologyCourse start date: Mon 12 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Christopher HornerŽižek’s The Sublime Object of Ideology is a cornerstone of contemporary critical theory. It combines Marxist critique, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and Hegelian dialectics to explore the ways ideology shapes our perception of reality and influences human behaviour.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00 - Modern political philosophy: ideas and ideologies in the 21st centuryCourse start date: Mon 12 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Christopher HornerWhat are the key philosophical ideas behind the issues and debates of today? This is an opportunity to explore in more depth the concepts and ideologies that are shaping the politics of the 21st century.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - The great philosophersCourse start date: Mon 12 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karl WhiteExplore the ideas of major philosophers from Plato to Sartre. How does Western philosophy differ from religion and science? What problems have the great philosophers tried to solve?
.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £309.00 Concession £201.00 - Being in the world: Heidegger's philosophyCourse start date: Mon 12 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John Goff“The being of 'being' is itself not a being”. Questioning the meaning of ‘Being’ lies at the root of Heidegger’s critique of the ‘crisis’ of Western culture that his philosophy sought to overcome.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00 - An introduction to the philosophy of mindCourse start date: Tue 13 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ariel KernbergThe saying 'No Brain, No Pain' is hardly controversial. But is having an experience or—indeed—entertaining a thought nothing else than neural activity? In this course we will look at this and some related philosophical questions. NB There will be no class on 17/02/26.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £181.00 - Stoicism versus Epicureanism: incompatible opposites or complementary philosophies of life?Course start date: Mon 19 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cristina PaternoThis course investigates two powerful and opposing philosophies that shaped the intellectual heart of ancient Rome: Stoicism and Epicureanism. Through the thought-provoking writings of Seneca and Lucretius, we’ll explore how these schools clashed and connected, on big questions about life.
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Greek philosophy: the late ancient periodCourse start date: Thu 22 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: John GoffThe ‘mystical’ philosophy of Plotinus was key to the transition from ancient Greek to early Christian thought. This period gave rise to both modern esotericism and Christian theology. What ideas connect them?Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Philosophical life coachingCourse start date: Sat 24 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tim LebonPhilosophical life coaching helps you lead a more satisfying and meaningful life by using insights and methods from the great thinkers. This introductory workshop will show you some of the most interesting ways it can be of help. No previous experience required.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Philosophy and colonialismCourse start date: Mon 26 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jessica FeelyThis course aims to clarify the philosophical concepts that have emerged in relation to colonialism, postcolonialism and decolonisation, while also interrogating philosophy’s entanglement with empire.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Philosophy reading group: 'Women, Race and Class’ by Angela DavisCourse start date: Tue 27 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jessica FeelyThis reading group examines selected essays from Angela Davis’s 1981 work Women, Race & Class, a foundational text for the analysis of the relation between race, class and gender.
Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Women and radical social and political thoughtCourse start date: Thu 29 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jessica FeelyIn this course, we examine a selection of women philosophers and theorists, writing primarily in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Philosophy and technology: the birth of the internet and AICourse start date: Thu 5 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Daniel WeizmanWe examine how key philosophers have shaped our understanding of technology, from the invention of cybernetics to the rise of the internet and artificial intelligence, with close readings of Kant, Heidegger, Wiener, and Simondon.
Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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