Philosophy Courses and Workshops

It is only through dialogue that philosophy truly comes to life; and for me teaching philosophy is a wonderful way of exploring the limits of this dialogue.
Below is a selection of some of the philosophy courses that I have taught over the past few years.

Tradition and Revolution II: Empricism and Idealism: Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent. 2006.
A ten week course on empiricism and idealism.

World Faiths and Philosophies: Selly Oak Centre, Birmingham. 2006
A twelve week introduction to philosophy and religion across cultures.

An Introduction to Philosophy:Cadbury College, Birmingham. 2006
A ten week introduction to the Western philosophical tradition.

An Introduction to Eastern Philosophy: Botanical Gardens, Birmingham. 2005
A ten week course looking at Chinese, Indian and Islamic philosophies, from Confucius to Al-Ghazali.

Plato’s Republic: Selly Oak Centre, Birmingham. 2005
A twelve week intensive philosophy course for beginners studying Plato’s masterwork.

Tradition and Revolution: Mind and Body: Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent. 2005
A ten week course from Descartes to Nagel on the mind-body problem.

Being Good: An Introduction to Ethics: Botanical Gardens, Birmingham. 2005
A course looking at ethics. Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Kant, Levinas…

An Introduction to Greek Philosophy: Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-trent. 2004-5

Philosophy from Heraclitus to Heidegger: Boldmere Centre, Birmingham. 2003-2005.
This one-year course ran for two years, a whistle-stop tour of the Western philosophical tradition.