60 acast.com Sixty Year Old Student https://shows.acast.com/sixty-year-old-student en Torin Brown Sixty,sixty years old, Student,study, life,philosophy,change,crossroads,new start,life change, self improvement, self help,start over,university,journey Torin Brown I'm just getting started !!!

After a major upheaval in life, I put a rucksack on my back and walked 615 km to Santiago de Compostella looking for an answer to the big question, "What next?". Now I am at University reading Theology, Philosophy and Ethics. I live in student accommodation and have a part-time job at the local Cathedral. I couldn't be happier and truly feel like (at the ripe old age of sixty) I'm just getting started.

Join me on my journey and maybe you can teach me a thing or two about life, too.


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After a major upheaval in life, I put a rucksack on my back and walked 615 km to Santiago de Compostella looking for an answer to the big question, "What next?". Now I am at University reading Theology, Philosophy and Ethics. I live in student accommodation and have a part-time job at the local Cathedral. I couldn't be happier and truly feel like (at the ripe old age of sixty) I'm just getting started.

Join me on my journey and maybe you can teach me a thing or two about life, too.


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]]> false Torin Brown torinbrown@hotmail.co.uk 62baac25e170f800131587c4 sixty-year-old-student episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62baac25e170f800131587c4/1657632764956-9d443e809ab85d752264a91accf9934b.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/sixty-year-old-student Sixty Year Old Student The Final Countdown The Final Countdown Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:46:40 GMT 30:52 65d383396248a30017accaa6 false https://shows.acast.com/sixty-year-old-student/episodes/the-final-countdown 65d383396248a30017accaa6 62baac25e170f800131587c4 the-final-countdown Dissertation looms and a nice chat with a student from China full 1 6 It's been a while but with 3 months to go, I thought I had better check in with my listener and say hello.

The year started with a bit of a panic over the remaining time available and the amount of work to do but all seems viable and

I invited a nice student from China to come and share her experience of studying in the UK.

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]]> It's been a while but with 3 months to go, I thought I had better check in with my listener and say hello.

The year started with a bit of a panic over the remaining time available and the amount of work to do but all seems viable and

I invited a nice student from China to come and share her experience of studying in the UK.

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]]> Freewill, Who are you? Identify yourself Freewill, Who are you? Identify yourself Sat, 20 Aug 2022 11:33:37 GMT 20:48 6300c69118fb2300125d4500 false https://shows.acast.com/sixty-year-old-student/episodes/freewill-who-are-you-identify-yourself 6300c69118fb2300125d4500 62baac25e170f800131587c4 freewill-who-are-you-identify-yourself full 1 5 Hello listeners,


Today I have a little reflection and a few thoughts on Freewill. It's all my own work but is based on the bibliography below, with especial reference to Chapter 8 of Roger Scruton's book Philosophy: Principles and Problems.

I also want to feature the amazing book Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake. I'm only 113 pages in as I write but boy it is a game changer and I focus on his discourse thus far on identity. What does it mean to be an individual when we are ecosystems hosting tens of trillions of microbes.


Well, more ramblings and thinking out loud from the Sixty Year Old Student.

I hope you enjoy it and maybe find something for you in this session.

Until next time..."I'm just getting started".




In Our Time - Free Will (2011) BBC Radio 4, 10th March 09:00. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z5y9z (Accessed: 11th Feb 2021).


Kane, R. (ed.) (2011) The Oxford Handbook of Free Will. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.


Scruton, R. (1996) Philosophy: Principles and Problems. London: Continuum. 


Strawson, P.F. (1974) Freedom and resentment and other essays. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 

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]]> Hello listeners,


Today I have a little reflection and a few thoughts on Freewill. It's all my own work but is based on the bibliography below, with especial reference to Chapter 8 of Roger Scruton's book Philosophy: Principles and Problems.

I also want to feature the amazing book Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake. I'm only 113 pages in as I write but boy it is a game changer and I focus on his discourse thus far on identity. What does it mean to be an individual when we are ecosystems hosting tens of trillions of microbes.


Well, more ramblings and thinking out loud from the Sixty Year Old Student.

I hope you enjoy it and maybe find something for you in this session.

Until next time..."I'm just getting started".




In Our Time - Free Will (2011) BBC Radio 4, 10th March 09:00. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z5y9z (Accessed: 11th Feb 2021).


Kane, R. (ed.) (2011) The Oxford Handbook of Free Will. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.


Scruton, R. (1996) Philosophy: Principles and Problems. London: Continuum. 


Strawson, P.F. (1974) Freedom and resentment and other essays. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 

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]]> <![CDATA[Accommodating, Blend this & Busk it]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:58:30 GMT 25:30 62ebfab6e3ba3b0013596fca false https://shows.acast.com/sixty-year-old-student/episodes/accommodating-blend-this-busk-it 62ebfab6e3ba3b0013596fca 62baac25e170f800131587c4 accommodating-blend-this-busk-it Looking back. Life as a student thus far... full 1 4

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 3 - Part 2. Reference & Reflection]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:02:06 GMT 18:14 62e17d9f4930f00012c64ebb false https://shows.acast.com/sixty-year-old-student/episodes/referencing-and-reflecting 62e17d9f4930f00012c64ebb 62baac25e170f800131587c4 referencing-and-reflecting Standing on the shoulders of giants and improving through reflecting full 1 3 The second part of this session considers my thoughts on properly referencing your work using citation and bibliography and then reflective writing as a discipline to improve your wellbeing and growth.

Happy listening.

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]]> The second part of this session considers my thoughts on properly referencing your work using citation and bibliography and then reflective writing as a discipline to improve your wellbeing and growth.

Happy listening.

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]]> Episode 3 - Part 1. Ageism Episode 3 - Part 1. Ageism Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:58:00 GMT 15:22 62e17caaf53c060012f6f977 false https://shows.acast.com/sixty-year-old-student/episodes/episode-3-part-1-ageism 62e17caaf53c060012f6f977 62baac25e170f800131587c4 episode-3-part-1-ageism full 1 3 This week's recording was a long one, so I have split it up into two parts.

Part 1. Ageism.

Is it just me, or is ageism alive and kicking in society today?

I think it is.

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]]> This week's recording was a long one, so I have split it up into two parts.

Part 1. Ageism.

Is it just me, or is ageism alive and kicking in society today?

I think it is.

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]]> <![CDATA[Needs, Neurons & Nothing]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2022 15:33:52 GMT 14:08 62d57d601ba3f10012787383 false https://shows.acast.com/sixty-year-old-student/episodes/needs-neurons-nothing 62d57d601ba3f10012787383 62baac25e170f800131587c4 needs-neurons-nothing full 1 2 Hi, this week I reflect on 3 N's. Needs Neurons and Nothing,

things I learned in my foundation year that have been of value in further discourses and reflection.

Firstly the hierarchy of needs in the species of perpetually wanting humans, secondly how neural circuitry can be rewired to change fixed mindsets, and lastly my favourite subject of why there is something rather than nothing. What is nothing?

I cite the great Robert Lawrence Kuhn in his article "Levels of Nothing".

https://www.closertotruth.com/articles/levels-nothing-robert-lawrence-kuhn


Find me on Instagram @sixtyearoldstudent


Hope you enjoy the thoughts and reflections


SYOS

LYMBQ0Gu6z8838LHyFhU



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]]> Hi, this week I reflect on 3 N's. Needs Neurons and Nothing,

things I learned in my foundation year that have been of value in further discourses and reflection.

Firstly the hierarchy of needs in the species of perpetually wanting humans, secondly how neural circuitry can be rewired to change fixed mindsets, and lastly my favourite subject of why there is something rather than nothing. What is nothing?

I cite the great Robert Lawrence Kuhn in his article "Levels of Nothing".

https://www.closertotruth.com/articles/levels-nothing-robert-lawrence-kuhn


Find me on Instagram @sixtyearoldstudent


Hope you enjoy the thoughts and reflections


SYOS

LYMBQ0Gu6z8838LHyFhU



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