beginners philosophy with aleks

︎”Politics, Body, and Emotion” is a 6-week introductory course to philosophy that covers 3 topics in detail.

Click HERE for a week-by-week breakdown

Week 1: Ethics of Capitalism
Week 2: Altruism
Week 3: Consciousness
Week 4: Free Will
Week 5: Emotion
Week 6: Identity and Being

︎ Online (Zoom)

︎ October ︎︎︎ November 2021

💸 Pay what you can afford!

So far, 105 Philosophers have graduated from Beginners Philosophy with Aleks. The courses started in May 2021.

︎FAQ︎

︎︎ what is the difference between the two courses? ︎︎

both courses are beginners-friendly

“philosophy fundamentals” is a general overview of big questions and concepts in philosophy. course #1 covers 6 unique and different topics over 6 weeks.

“politics, body, and emotion” is more specific and spends more time dealing with the three topics in the heading: politics, body, and emotion.

︎︎ how do i enrol? ︎︎

step 1: press the big “enrol” button above

step 2: pay what you can afford

recommended amount $130-$250 (cost of entire course)

︎Paypal ︎

︎PayID: contact@aleks.co

if you select a different payment method on your enrolment form, aleks will be in touch ︎

︎︎ what do should i expect to get from this course? ︎︎

1. a respectful, kind, and welcoming space to learn and discuss philosophy

2. 12 hours of teaching spread accross 6 weeks

3. class summaries for each week

4. a curated reading list

5. an introduction to philosophy!

︎︎ what will i study? ︎︎

philosophy fundamentals

week 1: existentialism

week 2: ethics

week 3: postmodernism

week 4: feminism

week 5: postcolonialism

week 6: interpretation & meaning

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politics, body, and emotion

week 1: ethics of capitalism

week 2: the good life: altruism and politics 

week 3: consciousness and knowledge 

week 4: phenomenology and the body

week 5: emotion and feeling

week 6: identity

each class will have a brief required reading (as well as additional readings & resources)

︎︎ where will i study? ︎︎

online (zoom)

︎︎ how much does it cost? ︎︎

pay what you can afford

recommended amount is anywhere between $120-$250 for 12 hours of teaching and resources

i don’t ever want money to be a reason why someone wouldn’t be able to access this course

if you’re hesitating for financial reasons, please contact me ︎ ︎ ︎

the cost of the course will allow me to invest more time and energy into preparing materials, selecting content, and refining ideas

︎︎ who is teaching the course? ︎︎

classes are taught by aleks hammo

since 2018, aleks has hosted ‘aleks listens,’ a podcast which includes many interviews with world-leading philosophers

in 2020, aleks received a first-class honours degree in philosophy (BA) from the university of melbourne

in 2019-20, aleks received a scholarship to pursue his philosophy studies at king’s college london, and university college london

in 2022, aleks will continue his studies in philosophy at the australian national university, ranked #5 in the world for philosophy

︎︎ how long does each class run for? ︎︎

120 minutes, and I’ll always hang around for questions after class 🤓

︎︎ what structure will the class follow? ︎︎

~120 minutes of seminar-style teaching: lecturing and discussion at the same time

︎︎ how big is each class? ︎︎

class sizes are capped at 15

︎︎ when do classes start? ︎︎

all times in AEST (melbourne time)

philosophy fundamentals

online class (zoom):

GROUP #1

week 1: wednesday OCT 27    6:30pm-8:30pm
week 2: wednesday NOV 3     6:30pm-8:30pm
week 3: wednesday NOV 10    6:30pm-8:30pm
week 4: wednesday NOV 17    6:30pm-8:30pm
week 5: wednesday NOV 24    6:30pm-8:30pm
week 6: wednesday DEC 1     6:30pm-8:30pm

GROUP #2

week 1: thursday OCT 28    6:30pm-8:30pm
week 2: thursday NOV 4     6:30pm-8:30pm
week 3: thursday NOV 11    6:30pm-8:30pm
week 4: thursday NOV 18    6:30pm-8:30pm
week 5: thursday NOV 25    6:30pm-8:30pm
week 6: thursday DEC 2     6:30pm-8:30pm

politics, body, and emotion

online class (zoom):

GROUP #3 

week 1: tuesday OCT 26    6:30pm-8:30pm
week 2: tuesday NOV 2     6:30pm-8:30pm
week 3: tuesday NOV 9     6:30pm-8:30pm
week 4: tuesday NOV 16    6:30pm-8:30pm
week 5: tuesday NOV 23    6:30pm-8:30pm
week 6: tuesday NOV 30    6:30pm-8:30pm

︎︎ who can i contact for more info? ︎︎

please contact aleks via email or instagram
email ︎︎︎ contact(at)aleks.co ︎
instagram ︎︎︎ @alekslistens ︎