Fall Open House
Toronto | St. Catharines
Toronto - Sunday, September 21, 2008
Join us at our Fall Open House. See what the School is all about. Enjoy exciting workshops and stimulating discussions for all ages! Check back soon for details.
Location:
School of Philosophy
29 Madison Avenue, Toronto
Tel: (416) 960-4833
Email: info@schoolofphilosophy.ca
Open to: Any interested person.
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008.
Time: 1pm to 4pm.
Fee: No cost.
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St. Catharines - Sunday, September 21, 2008
Our Fall Open House is the opportunity for you to learn about the School and participate in sample classes. It is open to everyone. Check back soon for details.
Location:
School of Philosophy
175-179 Church Street, St. Catharines
Tel: (905) 704-0966
Email: stcath@schoolofphilosophy.ca
Open to: Any interested person.
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008.
Time: 1pm to 3:30pm.
Fee: No cost.
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A Study of Emerson's Essay "Circles" - St. Catharines
"The life of man is a self-evolving circle..."
Emerson points to the possibility of an ever expanding and deepening experience of life and oneself. Join us as we take a 4-week journey into that possibility.
Location:
School of Philosophy
175-179 Church Street, St. Catharines
Tel: (905) 704-0966
Email: info@schoolofphilosophy.ca
Open to: Any interested person.
Dates: Saturday, April 19 to Saturday, May 10, 2008
Time: 9am to 11am
Fee: $65.00 for the general public. $25.00 for students currenly enrolled in a 10-week course.
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Introduction to Sanskrit: The Sanskrit Alphabet - St. Catharines
Location:
School of Philosophy
175-179 Church Street, St. Catharines
Tel: (905) 704-0966
Email: info@schoolofphilosophy.ca
Open to: Any interested person.
Dates: Saturday, April 19 to Saturday, May 10, 2008
Time: 9am to 11am
Fee: $65.00 for the general public. $25.00 for students currenly enrolled in a 10-week course.
Course content:
Week 1 - The 14 Vowels
- sounding
- written forms
- transliteration
- an invocation
Week 2 - Reviewing the Vowels
- recognition
- medials
- writing the vowels
- the invocations
Week 3 - The Other 33 Letters
- sounding the alphabet families
- written forms of palatal, dental families
- reading and writing consonant/vowel combinations
- reading and transliterating the invocation
Week 4 - Consolidation
- vowels - sounding, writing, transliteration, medials
- consonants - sounding, writing, transliteration, medials
- sounding, writing and transliterating the invocation
Note: each student will need to buy a set of alphabetical cards and a special caligraphy pen for writing (total approximately $20.00; available at the first class)
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Economics With Justice - An Introduction - Toronto
This course is the first of a series of three 10-week courses that look at economics as a human science whose purpose is to release human potential. Considerations of justice, equity and natural law are taken as integral to economic study and essential to the search for real understanding and brighter prospects for human prosperity and planetary health.
The Introductory Course outlines principles relating to all the major areas of economic study. Subjects studied include the production and distribution of wealth; the ownership and use of land and nature's resources; money and credit; capital; markets; international trade.
Location:
School of Philosophy
29 Madison Avenue, Toronto
Tel: (416) 960-4833
Email: info@schoolofphilosophy.ca
Open to: Any interested person.
Dates: Wednesday, April 23, to Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Fee: $100.00 for the general public. $50.00 for students currently enrolled in a regular School course.
Course content:
Week 1
· History of Economic study in the School
· The question of economic justice
· Work, resources and human needs
Week 2
· Capital, specialization and exchange
· Importance of civil society
Week 3
· The problem of distribution
· The nature of property
· Location, location, location – economic rent
Week 4
· What determines wages?
· Civil society continued
Week 5
· The importance of credit - Sufia’s story
· The mechanics of credit
· Credit and trust
Week 6
· The history of money
· Banking - the money multiplier
· Interest deconstructed
Week 7
· The development of a community
· Infrastructure, land value and the distribution of wealth
· Growth and economic cycles
Week 8
· International trade – the Free Trade question
· Economic rights and duties
Week 9
· Government expenditure and taxation
· Who really pays our taxes
· A look at resource-based taxation
Week 10
· An economic remedy
· Pulling it all together – the importance of ideals?
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Dialectic - The Art of Enlightened Conversation - Toronto
Discover the principles of dialectic and how these can be applied to bring awareness to speech, insight through enquiry, and unity through common understanding.
Dialectic comes from the Greek work dialego which means “to talk through". The course draws its inspiration from the great dialogues of Plato’s Republic. The course is a practical one where students interact in small and larger groups. We explore the principles of dialectic, whether our speech is guided by these principles or not, and the effect in either case. The course is designed to bring increased awareness of our own expression and that of others, and to be able to enjoy more enlightened conversation. The principles and practice outlined in the course would be helpful to those working with groups in work, study or community settings.
Location:
School of Philosophy
29 Madison Avenue, Toronto
Tel: (416) 960-4833
Email: info@schoolofphilosophy.ca
Open to: Any interested person.
Dates: Thursday, April 24, to Thursday, June 5, 2008
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Fee: $100.00 for the general public. $50.00 for students currently enrolled in a regular School course.
Course content:
1. Observing Speech in Action
- Introduction to some principles of dialectic
2. Assumptions – “ thinking that we know when we do not know”
- Spotting assumptions in Speech
3. Rhetoric and Dialectic
- The difference between Rhetoric and Dialectic
4. Questioning and Answering
- The principles in asking and answering questions
5. Dividing and Combining
- The use of speech in constructive or divisive ways
6. Practicing Dialectic
- Application of dialectic in the discusssion of a proposition
7. What is Dialectic?
- A retrospective look at aspects of dialectic that we are confident in and aspects we would like to learn more about
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The Power of the Present Moment - St. Catharines
Modern life takes its toll on all of us.
Come join us at the School of Philosophy
for an examination of the power of the present moment.
Learn the joy of living life now through the practices
and teachings of contemporary authors
Let go of the ego, quiet the mind and help create a foundation for a new world.
Location:
School of Philosophy
175-179 Church Street, St. Catharines
Tel: (905) 704-0966
Email: info@schoolofphilosophy.ca
Open to: Any interested person.
Dates: Saturday, May 24 to Saturday, June 14, 2008
Time: 9am to 11am
Fee: $65.00 for the general public. $25.00 for students currenly enrolled in a 10-week course.
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