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August 16 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterImmanuel Kant (1724-1804) took it upon himself to repair the rift between rationalism and empiricism in startling ways, and ever... read more -
April 12 Friday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterImmanuel Kant (1724-1804) took it upon himself to repair the rift between rationalism and empiricism in startling ways, and ever... read more -
April 3 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterAt the center of the philosophy of existentialism is the work of Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) and his lifelong companion Simone... read more
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June 28 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterPreeminent among the British Empiricists, John Locke (1632-1704) offered a bracing alternative to the earlier rationalist philosophy of Descartes, Leibniz,... read more
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February 9 Friday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterPreeminent among the British Empiricists, John Locke (1632-1704) offered a bracing alternative to the earlier rationalist philosophy of Descartes, Leibniz,... read more
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January 24 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterWhile for some “Marxist” is a dirty word, we would be hard-pressed to find a more impactful philosopher than Karl... read more
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November 29 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterAny discussion of Existentialism begins with Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855). Weary to his bones of the pointless and ineffectual... read more
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September 29 Friday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterWhen he wrote about his career challenges, the perils of fame, and the fleeting pleasures of life, Marcus Aurelius knew... read more
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February 26 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterWhen he wrote about his career challenges, the perils of fame, and the fleeting pleasures of life, Marcus Aurelius knew... read more
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February 21 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterOne of the most compelling figures in all of philosophy, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) ushers in the modern world by shattering... read more
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June 28 Friday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterOne of the most compelling figures in all of philosophy, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) ushers in the modern world by shattering... read more
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July 12 Tuesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Online OnlyIt is said that all philosophy after Plato is “merely footnotes”—so formative is the work of this 5th century BCE... read more -
August 4 Friday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterIt is said that all philosophy after Plato is “merely footnotes”—so formative is the work of this 5th century BCE... read more
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July 10 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterIt is said that all philosophy after Plato is “merely footnotes”—so formative is the work of this 5th century BCE... read more
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March 8 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterIn our continuing study of the great philosophers of the Western tradition, few can match the powerful impact of French... read more -
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December 8 Friday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterIn our continuing study of the great philosophers of the Western tradition, few can match the powerful impact of French... read more
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August 13 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterIn our continuing study of the great philosophers of the Western tradition, few can match the powerful impact of French... read more
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June 28 Tuesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: In-Person or Online | Lifelong Learning CenterIn “The Great Philosophers” series we explore the most influential luminaries in the history of Western philosophy, from Socrates to... read more -
July 17 Monday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterIn “The Great Philosophers” series we explore the most influential luminaries in the history of Western philosophy, from Socrates to... read more
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June 12 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterIn “The Great Philosophers” series we explore the most influential luminaries in the history of Western philosophy, from Socrates to... read more
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April 19 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterA Sephardic Jew of Portuguese ancestry, Baruch Spinoza was born in Amsterdam in 1632. Often at odds with the Rabbis... read more
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January 12 Friday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterA Sephardic Jew of Portuguese ancestry, Baruch Spinoza was born in Amsterdam in 1632. Often at odds with the Rabbis... read more
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August 27 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterA Sephardic Jew of Portuguese ancestry, Baruch Spinoza was born in Amsterdam in 1632. Often at odds with the Rabbis... read more
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January 11 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterThomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was one of the greatest of the Church Fathers, second only to Augustine in breadth, depth, and... read more
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November 3 Friday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterThomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was one of the greatest of the Church Fathers, second only to Augustine in breadth, depth, and... read more
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May 14 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeLocations: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterThomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was one of the greatest of the Church Fathers, second only to Augustine in breadth, depth, and... read more
