Would you like to enhance your skills in evaluating reasoning and the presentation of ideas? Are you interested in exploring the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence? Join our Philosophy workshops to discuss with the experts and others who have the same interests.
Please note: All courses without ‘online’ in the title refer to a face to face delivery.
Would you like to enhance your skills in evaluating, reasoning and the presentation of ideas? Join Dr Doug Adeney to identify and reflect on some good and not so good examples, on topics ranging from the everyday to hot topics.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email customer.care@boxhill.edu.au to register your interest.
A critical discussion of key philosophical ideas in Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Sartre, and Iris Murdoch.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email customer.care@boxhill.edu.au to register your interest.
An introduction to five famous works in political philosophy: Plato (Republic), Aristotle (Politics), Machiavelli (The Prince), Hobbes (Leviathan), Marx & Engels (Communist Manifesto).
Tuesday, 17th November - 4 classes
Session ID
DNBB9101C
17 Nov - 8 Dec
10:30am - 12:30pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$350 / $333 (conc)
$350 / $333 (conc)
Teacher
Douglas ADENEY
Douglas ADENEY
What is philosophy? What good is it? Join Dr Douglas Adeney to address these questions and then a couple of philosophy’s classic problems.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email customer.care@boxhill.edu.au to register your interest.
Is religious belief supported by a rational case for its truth? Or by its potential benefits? Or by ‘faith’? Join Dr Douglas Adeney to investigate.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email customer.care@boxhill.edu.au to register your interest.
If life a meaning, what is it? Dr. Doug Adeney examines the questions and various responses of Leo Tolstoy, Albert Camus, Thomas Nagel, Susan Wolf, and Monty Python.
Tuesday, 6th October - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAD5001C
6 Oct - 27 Oct
10:30am - 12:30pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$350 / $333 (conc)
$350 / $333 (conc)
Teacher
Douglas ADENEY
Douglas ADENEY
Are we just physical organisms or is there more to the essence of a person? What is the self, or is there no underlying self at all? Explore with Dr Doug Adeney, some major questions about our nature.
Tuesday, 11th August - 5 classes
Session ID
DNZ82101C
11 Aug - 8 Sep
10:30am - 12:30pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$395 / $375 (conc)
$395 / $375 (conc)
Teacher
Douglas ADENEY
Douglas ADENEY
History, Culture and Philosophy Courses Coming Up
The Meaning of Life
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