| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Convenor: | |
| When: | Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 14:00-15:00 Every 1st Tuesday |
| Venue: | Cwmbran Library (Room A) |
| Cost: | £2 per person towards room hire |
We have up to a dozen in attendance at our meetings which take the form of a PowerPoint presentation on a particular topic, with plenty of opportunity for members to contribute to the discussion throughout.
We do not follow a specific syllabus, but much of the content is sourced through Open University material recently been studied by the group convenor.
For our first theme, we discussed the various schools of thought within the discipline including:
Biological Psychology
Behaviourism
Cognitive psychology
Social psychology
Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamics
Humanism and Existentialism.
We then examined the psychology of the 7 deadly sins - Pride, Greed, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath and Sloth.
In January we started a three month block on Philosophy
introducing the 7 traditional branches of Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Logic, Aesthetics, Political Philosophy and Philosophy of the mind.
Following maintained interest by members, this topic will be continued for a further three month period.
No previous study in the field is required
NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 7th July 2026
2 pm Cwmbran Library
Philosophy
A presentation and discussion on Political Philosophy.
Karl Marx and John Stuart Mills
PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to attend a group meeting then we recommend that you contact the group convenor beforehand to check whether there are any changes to time or venue
Past Events
Tuesday 3rd December
A discussion on Positive (Happiness) Psychology, a movement founded by Martin Seligman in 1998.
Tuesday 7th January
A discussion on "Nostalgia" led by Dori Thomas.
Tuesday 4th February
A discussion on "Memory" led by group member Rob Wilkinson.
Tuesday 4th March
Continuation of the discussion on "Memory".
Tuesday 1st April
The Psychology of Dreaming
Tuesday 6th May
The Big Five Personality Traits
Tuesday 3rd June
Emotional Intelligence
Tuesday 1st July 2025
Personality Disorders.
Tuesday 5th August 2025
Psychotherapy
Tuesday 7th October 2025
Perception (1)
Tuesday 4th November
Perception (2)
Tuesday6th January 2026
Introduction to Philosophy
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Ethics and Ethical Codes
Tuesday 3rd March 2026
A philosophical debate on the ethics of individuals and states responsibility to help refugees
Tuesday 7th April 2026
A presentation on the philosophy of the Baha'i faith by Raffi Abbas.
Tuesday12th May 2026
Political Philosophy
Tuesday2nd June 2026
Thomas Hobbes