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    Learn to answer fundamental questions about life with our philosophy short courses online & in Sydney. Stoicism, dating from the fourth century BCE, has experienced a major revival in recent times owing to such popular authors and online figures as Ryan Holiday and Massimo Pigliucci. Emphasising the importance of reason for attaining a state of tranquillity, it remains as relevant to our contemporary experience as it did to that of our ancient Greek and Roman forebears. Key figures...

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    Philosophy Course: Stoicism

    <p>Learn to answer fundamental questions about life with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/philosophy-psychology/philosophy">philosophy short courses</a> online &amp; in

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    2026-04-30 Thu 30 Apr 2026 - 2026-06-18 Thu 18 Jun 2026
    8 sessions, 16 hours total
    6pm - 8pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Online via Zoom
    Chris Baghos
    $269 Limited inc GST / $215.20 / $228.70 / $242.10

    Learn to answer fundamental questions about life with our philosophy short courses online & in Sydney. Philosophy means 'the love of wisdom' and the search for knowledge. Philosophy concerns itself with the fundamental questions of our existence and the nature of the universe as a whole. This course focuses on the nature of consciousness or mind and its relation to the human body, the nature of the material and biological universe, whether human beings have a soul, whether there is...

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    Philosophy Course: The Great Philosophers

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    2026-05-06 Wed 6 May 2026 - 2026-06-24 Wed 24 Jun 2026
    7 sessions, 14 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Online via Zoom
    Andrew Theophanous
    $269 Limited inc GST / $215.20 / $228.70 / $242.10
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    Learn thinking and philosophical skills with our philosophy short courses online & in Sydney. In this Philosophy course, you will examine the theories of the great political philosophers from Plato through to Hobbes, Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, Marx, and into the great modern thinkers such as John Rawls and Habermas. In this philosophy course, you will learn about the nature of society, of the state, of government, of citizens and the interaction between them all. This beginners...

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    Philosophy Course: The Great Political Philosophers

    <p>Learn thinking and philosophical skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/philosophy-psychology/philosophy">philosophy short courses</a> online &amp; in Sydney.</p

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    2026-07-20 Mon 20 Jul 2026 - 2026-09-01 Tue 1 Sep 2026
    8 sessions, 16 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Online via Zoom
    Andrew Theophanous
    $269.01 Limited inc GST / $215.20 / $228.70 / $242.10
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    Learn philosophical concepts of world religions with our philosophy short courses online & in Sydney. This Philosophy course will give you an understanding of the major World Religions from a philosophical perspective. You will examine the fundamental ideas of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. This course is unique in that it focuses on the similarities between the major religions not just the differences, as well as the misconceptions society has developed...

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    Philosophy Course: The Philosophy of World Religions

    <p>Learn philosophical concepts of world religions with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/philosophy-psychology/philosophy">philosophy short courses</a> online &amp; in

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    2026-08-04 Tue 4 Aug 2026 - 2026-09-15 Tue 15 Sep 2026
    7 sessions, 14 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Online via Zoom
    Andrew Theophanous
    $289 Limited inc GST / $231.20 / $245.70 / $260.10 / $260.10
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    Learn about human nature with our philosophy short courses online & in Sydney. Learn Philosophy in Sydney in this seven-week short course designed to teach you the fundamental problems of Philosophy with a focus on the topic of the nature of human existence. This philosophy course will help you understand the key features of the mind and its relation to the body, it considers the nature of consciousness, the unconscious and free will. It will set out the basic elements which...

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    Philosophy Course: The Philosophy of Human Nature

    <p>Learn about human nature with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/philosophy-psychology/philosophy">philosophy short courses</a> online &amp; in Sydney.</p>

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    2026-09-22 Tue 22 Sep 2026 - 2026-11-03 Tue 3 Nov 2026
    7 sessions, 14 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Online via Zoom
    Andrew Theophanous
    $289 Limited inc GST / $231.20 / $245.70 / $260.10
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    Learn to answer fundamental questions about life with our philosophy short courses online & in Sydney. Postmodernism is a term as much maligned as it is misunderstood. Caricatured as a literary movement led by trendy French intellectuals responsible for the downfall of Western Civilisation, this course will instead offer an introduction to postmodernism as a philosophy of difference, play, creative rebellion, and pluralistic experiments in the art of living. Discussion will focus...

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    Postmodernism: Language, Power, Knowledge, and the Self in Society

    <p>Learn to answer fundamental questions about life with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/philosophy-psychology/philosophy">philosophy short courses</a> online &amp; in

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    2026-10-06 Tue 6 Oct 2026 - 2026-11-24 Tue 24 Nov 2026
    8 sessions, 16 hours total
    6pm - 8pm (UTC+11:00) (first session)
    Online via Zoom
    Paul Toro
    $299 Limited inc GST / $239.20 / $254.20 / $269.10 / $269.10

    Learn to answer fundamental questions about life with our philosophy short courses online & in Sydney. Over this five-week Philosophy course, you will be given an overview of the key insights made by some of the most influential modern Philosophers. This course will help you to discover the thinkers that have had a major impact, not only on the field of Philosophy but also on all of the social sciences, and the intellectual development of western society generally. This Philosophy...

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    Philosophy Course: The Great Modern Philosophers

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    2026-10-12 Mon 12 Oct 2026 - 2026-11-09 Mon 9 Nov 2026
    5 sessions, 10 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) (first session)
    Online via Zoom
    Andrew Theophanous
    $259 Limited inc GST / $207.20 / $220.10 / $233.10
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    Learn ancient Greek jewellery symbolism with our history and culture short courses in Sydney. Across the Mediterranean and today in the great museums of the world ancient Greek jewellery continues to enchant travellers with its elegance, craftsmanship, and layered symbolism. From the gleaming gold wreaths of the Benaki Museum to the finely worked filigree earrings in the British Museum, these pieces do far more than decorate: they tell stories of identity, belief, and the values of...

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    Learn to answer fundamental questions about life with our philosophy short courses online & in Sydney. “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” This course will offer a survey of the major topics and figures of Existential philosophy, from Friedrich Nietzsche and Søren Kierkegaard to Emil Cioran and Simone Weil. Students can expect to find all the usual themes covered here: Nihilism, the Death of God, Anxiety, Freedom, Responsibility, Authenticity,...

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    Learn about animal cognition in this philosophy course in Sydney. Have you ever wondered what goes on inside an animal’s mind? Whether it be your beloved pets or animals you come across in the wild. From dogs and birds to primates and corvids, this course introduces key philosophical debates about how non-human animals perceive, think, learn and feel. Drawing on philosophy, comparative psychology and other areas of contemporary research, participants will explore how animals...

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