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Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...simple – the phenomenal character of an experience is what it is like to have it. I shall also occasionally speak of an experience's ‘phenomenal properties’; this means the same...Introducing consciousness: 2.3 Some distinctions - I now want to distinguish consciousness, in the sense outlined above, from some related phenomena. This should help to clarify the...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Two concepts of freedom
History & The Arts

Two concepts of freedom

...simple. In Berlin's case his activity as a historian and as a philosopher are intimately entwined. However, it is important to realise that philosophers don't primarily put forward empirical hypotheses: their main concerns are the analysis of concepts (such as Berlin engages in, in his examination of the nature of the two types of freedom); and the analysis of arguments.)...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom
Society, Politics & Law

Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom

...simple.’ ‘I am sure that I shall say nothing of the kind.’ ‘You see, my dear Watson’ – he propped his test-tube in the rack and began to lecture with the air of a professor addressing his class – ‘it is not really difficult to construct a series of inferences, each dependent upon its predecessor and each simple in itself. If, after doing so, one simply...
What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...simple use of electronic records through to more complex artificial intelligence and robotics in surgery. You will probably have heard a lot of different terms to describe digital health and social care technology. For example, the Digital Health & Care Institute (2018) use the term ‘Health Information Technology’ (HIT), The Welsh Government (2015), National Institute...
Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty
Money & Business

Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty

...simple examples of how you might estimate a probability. Most people will have an instinctive feel for what probability is. Probability is a measure of how likely it is that something will occur. How might you assess that likelihood? Probability: first principles To begin, you might be able to derive a number from first principles. For example, it is hopefully obvious...
Geometry
Science, Maths & Technology

Geometry

...Simple geometric shapes are studied in mathematics partly because they are used in thousands of practical applications. For instance, triangles occur in bridges, pylons and, more mundanely, in folding chairs; rectangles occur in windows, cinema screens and sheets of paper; while circles are an essential part of wheels, gears and plates. By definition, triangles are shapes...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Getting started on classical Latin
History & The Arts

Getting started on classical Latin

...simple and straightforward in style, while Latinate words can seem more scientific and academic. So simple words and phrases such as go down, high, sad, speed up, watch, hate, do well and hide, for example, can be contrasted with words of Latin origin like descend, elevated, miserable, accelerate, observe, detest, succeed and conceal. But do bear in mind that not all...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
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Languages

How to learn a language

...simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. A2 Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs