CCE (UoA) - Conspiracy Theories: Philosophy and Critical Thinking

May 7th, 2008 by admin

Class Number: 77961

When: 6 sessions, Wednesday 23 July - 27 August, 10am - 12pm

Where: Room 218, Level 2, Building No. 810, 1 - 11 Short Street

Fee (GST incl): $117.00 (International Fee (GST incl): $195.80)

Class Limit: 18

Course Description: Some people think that Philosophy is all abstract thinking. However critical thinking is a set of philosophical tools that allow you to make informed and well-reasoned arguments towards particular viewpoints. In this course you will look at the application of philosophy to conspiracy theories, ranging from the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays, to the Da Vinci Code itself and to the North Head tunnels conspiracy. Through the application of critical thinking skills to the content of these theories you will experience first-hand the practical application of philosophy to everyday life.

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Midnight Man - The Complete Miniseries

He (the protagonist) has an aversion to light but that doesn't seem to have any real effect upon him or the plot, the actual Conspiracy is fairly uninspired (although kudos to the writer for trying to make it some of the characters sympathetic towards it; he doesn't quite pull it off but it makes a change from 'evil people doing evil things in (evil) secrecy) and the characters are essentially two-note cutouts (mixing my metaphors) forced to run around needlessly for just over two hours in what appears to be Manchester, which must have sucked for the actors and certainly didn't do anything for this viewer.

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Philosophy On, About and Around Conspiracy Theories