In this session, we will explore what a contract is and why contracts matter in everyday life. Contract Law sets out the rules for identifying when a set of promises amounts to an agreement and when that agreement should be legally enforceable as a contract.
For an agreement to be legally recognised as a contract, four key elements must be present: offer, acceptance, intention to create legal relations, and consideration. In this lecture, we will focus on these rules governing contract formation, with particular attention to the first three elements: offer, acceptance, and intention to create legal relations.
In the workshop, we will practise the basics of legal problem-solving, applying the principles covered in the lecture to simple real-life scenarios.
A distinctive feature of Philosophy at Warwick is that it sits in the Social Sciences. The Philosophy Department lives right next door to the Law School, down the corridor from Economics, and across the road from Politics and International Studies. This is reflected both in the courses we offer, such as PPE and PPL, and the engaged worldly spirit of our philosophical thinking. Philosophy is about deep intellectual reflection on matters of crucial practical importance to our personal, social, and political lives. In this session, we will reflect on a value that we often talk about in daily life, but which has been curiously neglected by philosophers: namely, meaningfulness. Philosopher have tended to evaluate life in terms of its levels of happiness and/or moral goodness; but is meaningfulness a distinct category, something that is not the same as being happy but not the same as virtue either? And what is meaningfulness anyway? How can we use the concept of meaningless to evaluate and enhance our own lives and the lives of others? We will answer these questions and many more by studying recent philosophical theories and through interactive philosophical dialogue.
At the heart of inclusive education is the principle that all learners matter, and matter equally. Yet, thinking critically about difference invites us to reflect on how modern schooling is experienced by children and young people, and how broader social, cultural and political contexts come to shape these experiences. This summer school session will encourage participants to question taken-for-granted ideas about ability by exploring how schools respond to the diversity of children and young people they serve. We will consider patterns of participation and achievement, examine key theoretical perspectives on disability and inclusion, and reflect on the dilemmas that can arise when theory meets practice. Together, we will ask to what extent schools can create genuinely inclusive spaces for learning – and what this means for children and young people, and the professionals who support them.
The session will focus on issues in the ethics and political theory of climate change. We will look at topics such as whether it is ethical to use carbon offsets to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and how future generations should be represented in democratic decision making about climate change.
- An introduction to International Studies
Do you want to explore how today’s world really works? This taster session introduces you to key global issues, from power, diplomacy and international cooperation to the security challenges shaping the 21st century, including globalisation, war, terrorism, migration, climate risks, humanitarian intervention and global conflict more broadly. Through our very engaging and interactive lectures which will combine theory with 'real‑world' examples, you’ll discover the various influences of a diversity of actors in global politics, how these are prioritised, how global tensions arise and are managed, and how young people can play a role in shaping a safer, more connected future. Ideal for curious students interested in politics, global affairs, or understanding the forces shaping our rapidly evolving world.
With the study of social life at its heart, the scope of sociology is almost limitless. The discipline encompasses, for example, family life, education, crime, work, war, religion, capitalism, power, love, the self, the media, to name just a few. Sociology also has an abiding concern with the main markers of social difference in modern society – class, gender, ‘race’ or ethnicity, age, sexuality and (dis)ability. The Department of Sociology at Warwick is known nationally and internationally for its excellence in teaching and research. In this session, a lecturer from the department will explore some key sociological themes based to their own research and teaching interests.
