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What’s going on in the Middle East ? A guide for the confused
(March-April)
The price of everything and the value of nothing : An introduction to political economy
(April-May)
Lectures and Films
Special lectures and film showings
Diary of Events
Diary of Events of Interest to the free university community
New Courses
Issues in Global Politics : an introduction to International RelationsThe price of everything and the value of nothing :
An introduction to political economy
April-May 2025
TBC
‘Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.’
Something can be both true and mistaken at the same time.
For example, this quotation is almost always attributed to the poet WB Yeats. Yet there is no record of him ever writing or saying this.
Does the mistaken attribution of authorship diminish the truth of the claim ?.
W B Yeats