What You Will Study
Do you often find yourself asking the ‘big questions’ about life? If so, it might be that you are a philosopher without even realising it!
In this course, we will introduce philosophy by exploring one of those big questions: what is the good life? This broad question, central to the Ancient Greeks, still resonates today with more and more opinions piling in about how to live a longer, more just, healthy and productive life.
This course will take none of those answers for granted and will instead critically explore this question, weighing up different responses and encourage learners to explore how great thinkers from the past would approach it. As part of this, we will study two of the most important, yet accessible texts in the history of philosophy: Plato’s Apology and Crito.
This six-week course will run on Thursday evenings from 6pm to 8pm (commencing September 11th)
Entry Requirements
You need to have a desire to read classic philosophical texts, tolerance of viewpoints different to your own and a desire to learn how to think critically.
Objective
Learn how to engage in close readings of philosophical texts
Learn how to charitably interpret different viewpoints and discuss them critically
Learn who Socrates and Plato were and how they can help us to philosophise today
How You Will Be Assessed
There will be no assessments for this course.
Fees
£85.00
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