Distance Learning

   

AUTUMN 2010: ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING
10 WEEK INTRODUCTORY PHILOSOPHY COURSE

Deadline for Registration is August 31

Beginning: The Week of September 20th                                                                             Fee: $50

A course designed for thoughtful men and women who seek an understanding of the nature of humanity and of the world in which we live, this introductory course shows how great philosophic ideas of the past and present may be put to effective practical use in daily life.

The course inquires into the meaning of human existence; the levels of consciousness; natural law; thought, feeling and action; and mankind's functions and possibilities.

The introductory series of 10 lectures is offered three times a year: in January, April, and September. The online course, at one hour a week, covers the first five weeks of the traditional two-hour classroom's syllabus.

The School of Practical Philosophy is offering its Introductory Philosophy Course via an online, interactive distance-learning format. Not a text-based chat-room, this enjoyable format allows the entire class to be heard and seen via the internet. 

INTRODUCTORY CLASSES


About the Distance Learning offering:

We have gotten numerous inquiries -- either from former students who moved away from the cities in which the classes are offered in traditional classrooms, or from people who have heard or read about the school and want to attend but again are located far away from where the classes are held today.  At present, students attend the online classes from several continents (North America, Africa, Asia and Europe) and timezones from Pacific (GMT-8) to Eastern European (GMT+2) to India (GMT+5.5).

 Technical requirements
a) You need to have a broadband (i.e., cable or DSL high-speed) internet connection.
b) You will need a decent quality headset (NOT a separate microphone and speakers, nor a built-in webcam microphone), or a good quality speaker phone with echo-canceling capability.
c) Your PC must be relatively new (less than 5 years) and not a MAC (sorry Mac lovers, the service we are using is not directly compatible -- you can use a Mac if you can emulate XP by using Bootcamp or other emulators on your Mac; click here for instructions for Mac users).
d) You will need a webcam.
Here is a link to some recommended equipment.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to write to DL@philosophyworks.org.