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Minds and mental phenomena: an introduction
History & The Arts

Minds and mental phenomena: an introduction

...English philosopher John Locke (1632–1704) expresses a typically cautious view (with a parenthetical remark probably directed at Descartes): if they have any ideas at all, and are not bare machines (as some would have them) we cannot deny them to have some reason. It seems as evident to me, that they do some of them in certain instances reason, as that they have sense;...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Exploring family health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring family health

...everyday activities, like washing and dressing. She has tried respite care, but was not happy with the service. The demands on her time are compounded by the regular visits she makes to see her mother and sister, who are in care homes. Sheila “Caring has got a lot harder as I’ve got older. I can’t cope as well as I used to.” “My health is generally good but I...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Lottery of birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lottery of birth

...Everyday, millions of individual decisions about reproduction, are made by women and men around the world. They make decisions about whether or not to have children, whether to have another child, whether to delay having children, whether to use contraception or abortion, or more specifically whether to abort a girl child. These choices are shaped by many social,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...everyday ‘common sense’. This point does not seem to raise much difficulty when it is expressed theoretically, but it is often rather more difficult to bear it in mind and act upon in practice. (Eden et al., 1983) [This cartoon shows three people peering into a box labelled ‘situation’ through a magnifying glass] Figure 2 Choices that can be made about the nature...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Exploring Ovid’s big ideas
History & The Arts

Exploring Ovid’s big ideas

...English. You do not need to refer to the Latin text at any point in this course. Now re-read these opening lines. As you read this time, choose two phrases that tell you something about the themes of Ovid’s poem. Note them down and briefly explain what expectations you think they offer to readers about what sort of a poem the Metamorphoses is going to be. Discussion...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It
History & The Arts

Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It

...English literature from Shakespeare to Austen...Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an understanding of some of the key speeches and scenes in Shakespeare’s As You Like It appreciate the importance and complexity of role-play in As You Like It appreciate the varied uses of language in a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis

...everyday life preoccupy most people to such an extent that thinking about climate change becomes fleeting. Which, if any, of these mechanisms of denial can you apply to your example from Part 1? Paul Hoggett points out that ‘the life of the mind and the life of society bear an uncanny resemblance … all of us have learnt how not to think too much, how to make peace...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Amanda Theunissen - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Amanda Theunissen - Earth in Vision

...English weren’t interested in anything that was happening in America. So we fell between two stools and we failed. Since ‘Nature’ came off air has the BBC succeeded in covering the environment? It’s played out very badly for it, and you can judge the result by the numbers of environmental programmes after Nature, almost zero. I was once at a conference with a...
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Video 20 mins