Course Library

All Chesapeake Forum Library Courses are available FREE OF CHARGE.  After clicking the “Course Details” button to open a course, you will find the YouTube links for the course session(s), and in newer courses, links to any handouts that might have been provided, at the bottom of the course description. Simply click the link(s) to get to the YouTube Video recording.

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A humorous and not so humorous “one man’s trek” through the most difficult places on the globe.
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Creating Self Sufficiency
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We will examine “On Liberty,” the seminal work by John Stuart Mills (described as the one piece of political thought most relevant to us today) by analyzing the relative and often competing rights of individuals with the rights of the community.
Lost Sense Of Community
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(Recording Now Available!) Learn how Smart Growth can create a Resilient City, ready to survive crises and face future shocks and stresses from climate change, growing populations, and depleted energy sources.
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Join acclaimed author and public speaker, Thomas Broussard, Ph.D., as he shares his own stroke experience from the perspective of a stroke survivor. This two session course will cover neuroplasticity and how to help the brain repair itself. OFFERED AT NO CHARGE.
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Why is America so divided? Where are we going? Where will we end up? How are we, as educated consumers of the news, to discern the truth?
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An overview of Neo-fascism in six European countries will bring us to the XXI century.
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This course will identify the many faces of fascism in different countries while exploring the roots and origins of fascism and its relationship to religion and economics.
Public Opinion 2
Public Opinion Polling
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We will explore answers to these questions: What is the mind? What is wrong with typical answers to this question? Is there a better answer? Why is this important? Join us for a discussion as we explore the mind.
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Join us as we conclude our spring semester course, Why is Life? We'll continue our discussion of the latest findings and theories about the nature of life, its origins on earth, and the universe.