From the darkest days of the Cold War to the music filled halls of Queen Victoria’s palace, CAE’s ever-changing range of History, the Arts and Culture talks and interactive short courses provide the perfect opportunity to get together with like-minded enthusiasts to examine, discuss and reflect on some of life’s most fascinating topics.

Please note: All courses without ‘online’ in the title refer to a face to face delivery.

History, Culture and Philosophy Courses Coming Up

Five Greats on the Good Life

A critical discussion of some key ideas from five classic texts: Plato, Republic (c. 380 BC), in which he advances his famous account of...

The Meaning of Life

Some say that human life is meaningless, or absurd. How so? If this is true, how should we feel, and what should we do about it? On the...