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An Adventure in Thinking

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Course description:
Many themes and ideas have occupied philosophers for centuries. Consideration of them is as important today as in the time of Socrates. In a series of discussions, we shall explore those themes and ideas, relating them to...

Hours of study:Part-time day

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Citizenship

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This course will help peope whose first language is not English to gain knowledge of life in the UK at the same time as they are improving their language skills. To book a place, please ring 01482...

Hours of study:Part-time day

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Classical Civilisations: The Greek Legacy in Language and Ideas (1)

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This is an introduction to the language and culture of ancient Greece and will trace their influences on our civilisation, including literature, philosophy and science. Suggestions of particular topics for discussion will be...

Hours of study:Part-time day

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Classical Civilisations: The Greek Legacy in Language and Ideas (2)

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Course description:
This is a sequel to the Autumn term s course (see course C2415705) but also can be followed in its own right. We shall continue to examine the Greek language and culture and explore the influence on our civilisation. Class...

Hours of study:Part-time day

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Contemporary Moral Philosophy

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What is morality How can we decide right from wrong Aimed at the introductory level, this course will first survey some of the most important traditional theories about the nature of morality, then will look at some of the...

Hours of study:Part-time day

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Contemporary Moral Philosophy

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Course description:
What is morality How can we decide right from wrong Aimed at the introductory level, this course will first survey some of the most important traditional theories about the nature of morality, then will look at some of the...

Hours of study:Part-time day

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ESOL with Citizenship

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Course description:
This course will help people whose first language is not English to gain knowledge of life in the UK at the same time as they are improving their language skills. To book a place, ring Alex or sue on 01482...

Hours of study:Part-time day

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Existentialism: origins and responses

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Course description:
There is more to the story of existentialism than Heidegger, Sartre and de Beauvoir. This course gives you the opportunity to go back to the origins of existentialist ideas in the 19th century (Kierkegaard) and to explore...

Hours of study:Part-time evening

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Existentialism: origins and responses

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Course description:
There is more to the story of existentialism than Heidegger, Sartre and de Beauvoir. This course gives you the opportunity to go back to the origins of existentialist ideas in the 19th century (Kierkegaard) and to explore...

Hours of study:Part-time day

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Great Western Philosophers: An Introduction to Philosophy

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Assuming no prior knowledge we will look at the ideas of philosophers and how they relate to their times. What is the basis of their thinking and what do they aim to find out Do they have any relevance to...

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Introduction to Applied Ethics

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We will learn and critically discuss the concept of applied Ethics with reference to three areas of human endeavour: health care, philosophical reasoning, and religious/atheistic...

Hours of study:Part-time evening

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Introduction to Philosophy: Happiness and Wellbeing

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What is the Good Life Today's world is one geared toward satisfying our needs, everywhere you look there are offers which promise us better lives, but is happiness simply getting what one wnats If it is then why not plug...

Hours of study:Part-time evening

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Introduction to philosophy: the 10 big questions

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Philosophy is the adventure of the human mind, peeking behind everyday appearances it seeks out truth and reality. But for anyone trying to find their way around 2500 years of philosophical debate it can be scary subject....

Hours of study:Part-time evening

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Philosophy

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Hours of study:Part-time day

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Philosophy 2

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Philosophy...

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Philosophy Work-out: Adventures in Thinking

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Course description:
We will consider our own personal beliefs about ourselves and the world and compare them with the ideas of the great thinkers - from the Ancient Greeks to cutting-edge studies in neuroscience and the philosophy of Mind. Be...

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Philosophy and Society

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The subjects discussed are examined from the philosophical perspective of society. Problems in morals, politics and values generally may be introduced by any member. No specialist knowledge is required, and all may...

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Philosophy and the Crisis of Faith: Kant and Hegel

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In this, the first of two linked courses, we shall look at how the two great nineteenth-century German philosophers, Immanuel Kant and G W F Hegel, grappled with the problem of how to rescue religious belief from rational...

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Philosophy and the Crisis of Faith: Schopenhauer and Nietzsche

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In this course we look at how the two nineteenth-century German thinkers Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche tried to develop philosophies which would fill the gap left by the rejection of religion and the death of...

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Philosophy as Being-in-the-world: Martin Heidegger

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In this course we look at the work of the most influential twentieth-century German philosopher, Martin Heidegger, and his contribution to the existentialist...

Hours of study:Part-time day

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