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Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill
History & The Arts

Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill

...history and development of political philosophy has been dominated by many inspirational and radical thinkers. The tracks on this album offer both an introduction and an in-depth insight into the leading theorists in this field and their most important works. In a series of lively and invigorating discussions, leading political philosophers examine canonical texts and...
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Audio 5 hrs 18 mins
The Arts Past and Present: Ireland
History & The Arts

The Arts Past and Present: Ireland

...history. St Mary's Church is now appreciated as a bar as well as a work of art. Ireland has moved on, and now embraces all of its heritage. In the audio track, Anne Laurence, a History Professor at The Open University, elaborates on the issues addressed in the album. This material is drawn from The Open University course AA100 The arts past and present... The Arts Past...
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Audio 43 mins
Impossible Peace 2: Much more than an archive
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Much more than an archive

...history and learning and the different perspectives...The peace process is not just about us, but about what we can share and do for others; about how we help those who visit this peace of ours and look for the compass points that lead away from conflict. We can help with some things, but not everything. As we reflect on our journey in Northern Ireland, so we look out at...
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Article 5 mins
Identity In Question
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identity In Question

...to wider cultural forms. Individual, Person and Self The distinctions between the concepts of Individual, Person and Self Legal Personality Exploring the question of why all human beings don't have legal personality. A History of Persons Undertaking a history of persons and exploring what theoretical instruments are needed for guidance, and who can supply them....
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Audio 54 mins
Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...history. They have spanned the globe. They have influenced the way we are governed, our systems of trade, how we use technology, our relationships with the natural world. They have shaped how we have seen, mapped and divided the world. They have profoundly affected how we have understood and represented each other. This free course, Empire: power, resistance, legacies,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Harry Marshall - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Harry Marshall - Earth in Vision

...history filmmaking because you capture your image with an optical device, a pair of binoculars, you arrange the image with an editing device or tweezers and then you display your image in a jam jar or perhaps through a television screen. And that early experience of seeing those wild animals when I was a boy of eight or nine, I think, pretty much set my course. What films...
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Video 30 mins
Life in Law
Society, Politics & Law

Life in Law

...family lawyers or immigration law advisers? What if you have credit card debt or are faced with an eviction notice and can't afford a lawyer? This collection gives us an insight into the daily lives of those in the legal profession. (NB The legislative process audio podcast contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0.)... The...
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Audio 1 hr 6 mins
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...history, this construction has real consequences. From enslavement and colonisation to resistance and revolution, the stories of people of colour are often left untold in accounts of the past. This free course, Historical perspectives on race, will introduce you to ideas and scholarship dealing with the construction of race, and help you to start exploring people’s...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs