Darren Harper – Philosophy and Creative Writing

Name: TALK & TEA: A PHILOSOPHER’S GUIDE TO AGEING
Start: 2024-09-06T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-09-06T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Higham Hall College

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Darren Harper – Philosophy and Creative Writing

"As an adult education tutor I focus on the areas of Philosophy, Literature and Creative Writing. I gained a 1st class honours degree in English & Creative Writing in 2012, followed by a PGCE (Lifelong Learning) in 2014 and am now undertaking a BA in Philosophy. I have taught at A Level in both English Literature and Creative Writing, and over the past two years have taught Creative Writing to undergraduates. "For several years I have been teaching around the UK delivering residential courses at Dillington House in Somerset, Knuston Hall in Northamptonshire, the Green Park Hotel in Perthshire and, of course, Higham Hall in the Lake District. Additionally, I have also started to offer a range of on-line courses in these subjects on my website darrenharper.net and post frequently on my Facebook page Darren Harper Courses. "I have written theatre reviews, plays, short stories and contributed to an anthology of graphic short stories. I have also interviewed, chaired and given both talks and workshops at the Borderlines Book Festival and Hexham Book Festival. Additionally, I have given philosophy talks to U3A groups, writing workshops to writing groups and delivered CPD workshops on Stoicism. "My main interests in philosophy are political philosophy, comparative philosophy and religion, aesthetics and ethics, especially applied ethics, existentialism and Stoicism. I enjoy applying philosophical ideas to contemporary issues in an attempt to challenge ‘the tyranny of custom’." D.H. We design our courses to meet the expectations of three particular types of student:

those who already have undergone some Philosophy studies including those who feel ready to tackle the meaty stuff
those who would enjoy a user-friendly introduction to themes. Look out especially for Darren's courses titled THE LAZY PHILOSOPHER'S GUIDE TO...

Connect with Darren:

http://www.darrenharper.net

FEEDBACK FOLLOWING DARREN'S COURSES: (scroll this box for more) "Great, just what I wanted. Super tutor." "I thought this was a wonderful course! The tutor was engaging, enthusiastic and thoroughly prepared..." |"... (A) Life-enhancing weekend. So good to made made to think so deeply." "Really enjoyed this course, got me thinking and also made me read a genre that I had not tackled before. Thankyou." "A very stimulating and enjoyable course. Darren is a very engaging tutor who was well organised and constantly encouraging." "I've been meaning to develop my thinking skills and this helps me do just that. Darren makes it enjoyable and extremely worthwhile. I feel like I actually know something now, thanks." "Very enjoyable even though some of the concepts are challenging, Darren helped us to understand them properly." "A super stretch for my mind! Good to discuss and know others thoughts and opinions as well."