Tutor information
Peter Wyss
Peter has been teaching weekly classes and online courses for the past ten years at the department, where he is involved in certificate and postgraduate programmes too. He also teaches philosophy for the Open University.
Courses
We think we know, but do we? We think we are free, but are we? We think our actions are moral, but are they? What is this reality we take ourselves to live in? The oldest questions meet the newest technology in this online introduction to philosophy.
Epicurus (341–271 BC) and his followers are often denounced for the claim that pleasure is essential for happiness. But Epicurean philosophy also offers exciting ideas about the universe and our place in it. Above all, it offers an integrated way of life.
Ethics without Aristotle is inconceivable. His insights, suggestions and arguments about how we can be happy and thrive in a community remain invaluable. Join us to learn more.