That’s a good question. I normally would not do that because it would double the amount of work. But if you mean, you’d participate the same amount of time (generating the same amount of work), but just spread over two months instead of one (owing to a taxing schedule outside class), then I can definitely accommodate that. Just be sure to state you need two months instead of one owing to a taxing external schedule, when you email me for registration. I don’t want to falsely advertise that I’ll do twice as much work for the same tuition; but if what you mean is the same amount of work you’d put in if you had the weekly hours to complete the course in only one month, then I can offer that.

Until the page re-caches, you can instead use this link right now.

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Yes! As noted in the announcement above, it is offered every month of the year now. So you can register for any month you want. Just follow the instructions above.

You could start with logic and epistemology. But you don’t necessarily have to. You almost certainly already have a basic toolkit in both that will suffice to grasp and evaluate the evidence and concepts in this course, as much as in any other.

I also don’t think the reason to study philosophy is to make money or develop a career. We all need to be good philosophers to develop a responsible and reliable worldview so we can be better neighbors and citizens and more capable of achieving a satisfying life for ourselves. All human problems are better solved and goals better achieved with a sounder philosophy of life.

I teach an introduction to philosophy course as well. Which includes a unit on epistemology. I also teach a critical thinking course, which covers logics. Both will be offered later this year. You might find those of interest as well.

But don’t you think that for someone who is a complete novice like myself, it would be better to start with a course in Epistemology/Logic? It seems that should be the foundation for everything else because that teaches you how to think critically and reasonably. If you ask me this should be a mandatory course for high school as well – most people need this!

Personal confession: I wanted to study Philosophy but I decided not to due to the limited career opportunities I would have as a Philosophy graduate. The most likely path (probably the only one) would be to become a professor in a University which isn’t something that appealed to me. But I will always love philosophy – my favorite area is Metaphysics, followed by Free-Will. Epistemology is also fascinating but I view that as a tool for understanding other areas of Philosophy and subjects.

Thank you