Humanities at the Department for Continuing Education

Can there be such a thing as a ‘moral’ war? Can it ever be right to kill innocent people, even in self-defence? Can the... Read more

Prof. Raymond Tallis deepens his argument against the idea that we are our brains. He believes there is a distinction in... Read more

Prof.Iain McGilchrist illustrates his argument by appeal to a number of paintings done by psychotic patients. He points ... Read more

Prof. Iain McGilchrist, whilst agreeing with Tallis that we are not our brains argues that we can learn a great deal abo... Read more

Prof. Raymond Tallis argues that extraordinary claims have been made for neurophysiology. For example it has been said t... Read more

Another ancient belief held that an art should be governed by rules. Another ancient belief held that an art should be g... Read more

E.H. Gombrich famously observed that 'there really is no such thing as Art' (with a capital A). Instead he described the... Read more

Did Medieval people go on learning through their adult life? If so, what kind of things did they learn about, who taught... Read more

A new one-day course at the Department for Continuing Education taught by Paul Heiney, writer and broadcaster, this cour... Read more

Dr Anna Beer gives an overview of the life and works of the poet John Milton.