Practical Philosophy
A ten-week enquiry into how philosophy can be lived. The School's core programme. Part 1 is where it begins.
Practical Philosophy 1: Wisdom
The School's introductory course. Ten weeks exploring fundamental questions: how we know, how we should live, and what it means to pay attention. No prior knowledge required.
Practical Philosophy 2: Happiness
An enquiry into the nature of happiness. What it is, where it is found, and how it relates to the examined life.
Practical Philosophy 3: Love
What is love, and what does it ask of us? A philosophical examination drawing on classical and living traditions.
Practical Philosophy 4: Presence of Mind
Deepening study and practice. The nature of attention, and of the mind that attends.
Practical Philosophy 5: Philosophy & Freedom
An enquiry into the nature of freedom: what it is, how it is lost, and how the right use of reason can restore it. Study for those who have completed Part 4.
Practical Philosophy 6: Freedom in Action
Freedom expressed in action: how to engage fully with the world without being bound by it, through service, attention, and stillness. Study for those who have completed Part 5.
Practical Philosophy 7: Emotional Freedom
Emotional freedom through philosophy with meditation. Study for those who have completed Part 6.
Practical Philosophy 8: Knowledge & Freedom
An enquiry into knowledge and freedom: what true knowledge is, and the part reason and discrimination play in self-development and the service of others. Continuing study for those who have completed Part 7.
Practical Philosophy 9: Philosophy as a Way of Life
Continuing study with meditation for those who have completed Part 8.
Practical Philosophy 10: Law of Three
Continuing study with meditation for those who have completed Part 9.
Practical Philosophy 11
An advanced enquiry into the nature of consciousness and its place in the world. For those completing Part 10.
Practical Philosophy 12: Harmony
Harmony through philosophy with meditation. Continuing study for those who have completed Part 11.
Practical Philosophy 13: The Absolute
Continuing study with meditation for those who have completed Part 12.
Practical Philosophy 14: The Art of Practice
Continuing study with meditation for those who have completed Part 13.
Practical Philosophy 15
Continuing study with meditation for those who have completed Part 14.
Practical Philosophy 16
Continuing study with meditation for those who have completed Part 15.
Practical Philosophy 17
Continuing study with meditation for those who have completed Part 16.
Practical Philosophy 1: Wisdom - AJSS
A dummy course where AJ and SS can test the registers completion for guest attendees across part 1 groups.