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Autumn Saturday Courses

• Saturday 23 November 2024: The History of the Bible: Text, Transmission, and Translation - with Robyn Stewart BA MSc (10am-4.30pm, 1 week, £57), University of York Campus, Classroom-based course.
  
  

Spring Long Courses

• Monday 27 January 2025: Possibility, Impossibility and Existence - with Sam Dickson PhD (2-4pm, 4 weeks, £46), Online course.
  
  
• Monday 27 January 2025: Introduction to Metaphysics - with Bo Meinertsen PhD (7-9pm, 8 weeks, £91), Online course.
  
  
• Tuesday 28 January 2025: ‘I must not saw off the branch on which I am sitting’: Wittgenstein’s Evolution - with Ed Willems PhD (7-9pm, 4 weeks, £46), Online course.
  
  
• Wednesday 29 January 2025: Philosophy of Religion - with Angelos Sofocleous PhD (7-9pm, 8 weeks, £91), Online course.
  
  
• Thursday 30 January 2025: Nietzsche - with Angelos Sofocleous PhD (7-9pm, 8 weeks, £91), Online course.

Spring Saturday Courses

• Saturday 01 February 2025: Beyond God: New Approaches in Philosophy and Theology - with Daniel Gustafsson PhD (10am-4.30pm, 1 week, £57), University of York Campus, Classroom-based course.
  
  
• Saturday 15 February 2025: Is Everything Conscious? - with Sam Dickson PhD (10am-1pm, 1 week, £30), Online course.
  
  
• Saturday 08 March 2025: Gender Puzzles - with Ed Willems PhD (10am-1pm, 1 week, £30), Online course.
  
  
• Saturday 15 and 22 March 2025: Philosophy of AI - with Angelos Sofocleous PhD (10am-1.15pm, 2 consecutive weeks, £57), Online course.
  
  
• Saturday 22 March 2025: Philosophy of Fiction - with Jacob O’Sullivan MA (10am-1pm, 1 week, £30), University of York Campus, Classroom-based course.
  
  

Summer Long Courses

• Tuesday 22 April 2025: Existentialism - with Angelos Sofocleous PhD (7-9pm, 8 weeks, £91), Online course.
  
  
• Wednesday 23 April 2025: Science at the Edge of Reality - with Ed Willems PhD (2-4pm, 5 weeks, £57), Online course.
  
  
• Wednesday 23 April 2025: Philosophy of Art - with Angelos Sofocleous PhD (7-9pm, 8 weeks, £91), Online course.
  
  
• Thursday 24 April 2025: Introduction to Medieval Philosophy: From Augustine to Aquinas - with Robyn Stewart BA MSc (7-9pm, 8 weeks, £91), University of York Campus, Classroom-based course.
  
  
• Friday 25 April 2025: What is Knowledge? - with Sam Dickson PhD (2-4pm, 4 weeks, £46), Online course.
  
  

Summer Saturday Courses

• Saturday 31 May and 7 June 2025: Philosophy of Depression - with Angelos Sofocleous PhD (10am-1.15pm, 2 consecutive weeks, £57), Online course.

Learning via Zoom

• Students joining our online courses would need access to a computer, laptop or tablet with a microphone (essential) and a webcam (desirable) as well as a reliable broadband connection.
• For more guidance on joining a session via Zoom - please use our Zoom Guide for CLL Students (PDF , 208kb).