Purpose in Life

This is a course with two Instructors:

• Peter Thomas – pre-2017
• Chris Sivewright – post-2017

The reasons are clear in the Introduction.

There are five sections to this course:

• Purpose in Life
• How much time left?
• Thinking about Death
• How carefully should we live our lives?
• Is there life after death?

How is the course organised?

As per the five sections above but, in addition to lectures by Peter there are:

• Many references to news articles from 2024 and before
• Various Youtube clips of films that Peter acted in
• Homework questions
• References to studies – 2024 and before
• Some thought experiments

So, what makes this course different to others about finding purpose in life?

• There are many resources and homework questions. these are linked to articles and websites. They are form discussion in the Q/A. many of the resources are current as at mid-2024.
• To illustrate the points made in lectures, Peter (the Instructor) refers to films he has appeared in. This makes the course very personal – and unique. Clips from the films are shown.
• The emphasis is on participation. You are shown lectures and given links to resources. BUT questions are asked about these resources and the Q/A – which doubles as a forum for discussion -0mis used to discuss and explore a) what you have learnt but b) also what your thoughts are about the points made. In this sense the Q/A is an integral part of the course.