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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.

Enrol today and join us on a journey towards higher thought processes so that you can make well-informed decisions that shape your life significantly. Open up yourself to philosophical exploration – sign up now! Learn philosophy in Sydney with philosophy courses from the University of Sydney – your premier provider of short courses in Sydney and online.

Philosophy Course: Heidegger

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... [More]
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Philosophy Course: Wittgenstein's Life, Language and Thoughts

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. Ludwig Wittgenstein occupies a unique place in 20th Century philosophy. He brings a depth of understanding and richness of vision unparalleled in the history of modern linguistics, and profoundly influenced all 20th and 21st Centuries development in the connection between language and thought. Ludwig Wittgenstein’s project is very ambitious in scope, he hopes to show the boundary between the thinkable and... [More]
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Philosophy Course: The Fabulous Nineteenth Century

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. What a century! There are so many towering intellects to choose from it is difficult to decide who has had the most impact on the twentieth and twenty-first century. Marx utterly transformed political theory and political reality; Darwin’s evolutionary theory has affected almost every area of science and social theory; and even if Freud’s theory of the unconscious is objectively a ‘fiction’, it became one... [More]
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Philosophy Course: Philosophy of Architecture

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling. Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available. This course explores the ways in which humans embody their ideas, spirits and power... [More]
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Philosophy Course: An Introduction to Existentialism

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling. Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available. Join us for a beginner’s course in Existentialism – consider and discuss human existence in... [More]
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Philosophy Course: Democracy

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling. Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available. Astra Taylor (2019) quipped that 'Democracy may not exist but we will miss it when it’s... [More]
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Philosophy Course: Spinoza

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling. Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available. Spinoza was one of the towering philosophers of the 17th century, described by Bertrand... [More]
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Philosophy Course: Mary Wollstonecraft

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling. Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available. In this course we look at the life and philosophy of Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), one... [More]
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Philosophy of Love Course

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. What is the ‘nature and substance of love’ (Shakespeare)? Is erotic love only polite sexual instinct and romantic poetry sublimated lust, or are they very different emotions? How much of an impact do cultural practices make on, not only attitudes, but the experience of romantic attachments? Both the historical and the contemporary literature on love encompass a broad diversity of philosophical theories,... [More]
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Philosophy Course: Introduction to Plato

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,... [More]
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