Serious philosophy, taught one reader at a time

Private one-on-one study with Dr. Michael Millerman, or independent access to the full course library. For serious readers, founders, investors, and professionals who want to work through difficult texts with a guide — not just summaries of them.

PhD in Political Science · University of Toronto · 20+ courses · Hundreds of hours of lectures

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Who This Is For

Built for serious readers

Millerman School is for people who want real engagement with primary texts, difficult questions, and durable understanding — not watered-down explainers or secondhand takes.

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Readers returning to philosophy

You want to revisit the great books seriously, with guidance, structure, and a teacher who can make difficult texts intelligible without flattening them.

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Professionals who want depth

Founders, investors, executives, engineers, and independent thinkers who want philosophy to sharpen judgment, not just decorate a bookshelf.

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People done with summaries

You have already seen the explainers and secondhand takes. Now you want careful reading, serious interpretation, and access to what the authors actually say.

Two Ways To Study

Choose the path that fits you

The high-touch path is private study with Michael. The self-directed path is lifetime access to the full course library.

Primary Offer

Study privately with Michael

One-on-one work for people who want to read difficult texts with a guide, think more clearly, and stay accountable over weeks or months.

From $250 · 5 sessions for $1,000

Personalized reading plan built around your interests
Live one-on-one sessions with Dr. Michael Millerman
Support interpreting difficult authors and passages
Best for serious readers, founders, investors, and professionals

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Self-Directed Option

Get all courses

Prefer to study on your own? Get permanent access to the complete archive: Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Strauss, Dugin, and more.

Lifetime access to the full Millerman School library
20+ courses and hundreds of hours of lectures
Best for independent learners who want depth at their own pace

$1,497

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Private Study

How it works

The goal is not vague "coaching." It is sustained, serious engagement with texts that matter.

Start with an inquiry

Tell Michael what you want to read, why you want to study, and where you are getting stuck.

Get a structured plan

Build a guided reading path around your level, your goals, and the texts most worth your time.

Study over weeks or months

Meet regularly, work through difficult passages, and develop a deeper grasp of the ideas that shape political and philosophical life.

Why Students Choose Millerman School

Serious instruction without academic fog

Primary texts first

Direct engagement with the books themselves — not secondhand summaries or ideological filters.

Clarity without simplification

Difficult thinkers made accessible without being flattened into slogans or trivia.

High-touch or self-directed

Work privately with Michael, or study independently through the full archive — whichever fits how you actually learn.

Your Instructor

Dr. Michael Millerman

Michael left academia to teach philosophy to people who actually want to learn. His students include software engineers, startup founders, investors, executives, and serious readers returning to the great books.

He has built more than 20 courses and hundreds of hours of lectures on Plato, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Strauss, Dugin, and others — the thinkers who shape how political and philosophical life actually works.

The work is close reading, long arguments, and the willingness to stay with a difficult text until it opens.

PhD in Political Science · Author of 2 books · Translator of 7 Dugin books · Private consultant to executives and institutions

What Students Say

Reviews

"Michael's enthusiasm for the real-world import of philosophy is immediately palpable, and his command of a wide range of material, and fluency expressing it, is rare... An absolutely excellent teacher."

— Sasha, Software Engineer

"What I got out of the course was learning how to read these books in a way that you understand and see more than you would have on your own."

— Steve, Investor

"What I expected from university but they failed to deliver."

— Kristina

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10 questions to identify your philosophical style
Useful if you are curious but not ready for private study
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