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Sorry, this course was heavily oversubscribed and cannot take any more students into this class. Please use the course enquiry form to be kept informed of future runs of this course or to join the waiting list.
| Type | Day and Weekend |
|---|---|
| Location | Oxford |
| Address | Rewley House 1 Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JA |
| Dates | Sat 24 to Sun 25 Nov 2012 |
| Subject area(s) | Philosophy |
| Fees | From £70.00 |
| Application status | Course full |
| Course code | O12P121PHR |
| Course contact | If you have any questions about this course, please email ppdayweek@conted.ox.ac.uk. |
Overview
Many of us may have entertained the possibility that moral values, or numbers, are not real. We might even have considered the possibility that minds, especially the minds of others, are not real. But have you ever wondered whether the physical objects we see around us are real or not? Or whether we are ourselves real? Anti-Realism is a metaphysical stance that can be taken with respect to categories of the things we usually think of in our daily lives as being real. During this weekend we will consider the nature of Anti-Realism, and why someone might be an Anti-Realist with respect to some category or other. There will be plenty of opportunity to question the speakers.Programme details
SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER 20122.45pm Course Registration
3.00pm Anti-realism: Local and Global
JAN WESTERHOFF
4.30pm Tea / coffee
5.00pm Anti-realism in mathematics
BRIAN KING
6.30pm Break / bar open
7.00pm Dinner
8.15pm Anti-realism about the self
JAN WESTERHOFF
SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012
8.15am Breakfast (residents only)
9.30am Anti-realism in science
BRIAN KING
10.45am Coffee / tea
11.15am Question and answer session
12.30pm Break / bar open
1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Course disperses
Staff
Ms Marianne Talbot
Role: Director of Studies
B.A., B.Phil., Director of Studies in Philosophy, OUDCE
Dr Brian King
Role: Tutor
BA, MPhil, PhD, is a tutor in Philosophy at Worcester College, Oxford University. His interests are in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, and the...more
Dr Jan Westerhoff
Role: Tutor
MPhil, MA, PhD, is Reader in Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, University of Durham, and Research Associate at the School of Oriental and...more
Recommended reading
SUGGESTED READINGBoghossian, P., Fear of Knowledge. OUP 2006.
Goodman, N., Ways of Worldmaking. Hackett, 1978.
Heyting, A., Intuitionism: an introduction. (1956) Ch. 1. Reprinted in Benacerraf & Putnam's Philosophy of Mathematics: selected readings.
Ladyman, J., Understanding Philosophy of Science. (2001) Part II.
Potter, M., Reason's Nearest Kin. (2001) Introduction.
Searle, J., The Construction of Social Reality. Free Press, 1995.
Westerhoff, J., Reality. A Very Short Introduction. OUP 2011.
Accommodation
Accommodation for this weekend is at Rewley House for Saturday night only.Depending on availability it may also be possible to extend your stay, please enquire at the time of booking for availability and prices.
All bedrooms are modern, comfortably furnished rooms, all with tea/coffee making facilities, TV, telephone and private bath or shower rooms.
If you wish to book a twin room (£46.00 per person per night), please send in your completed enrolment form or contact the Day & Weekend Events Office, Email: ppdayweek@conted.ox.ac.uk; Telephone: + 44 (0) 1865 270380 / 270368.
Fee options
- Programme Fee
- Tuition (includes tea/coffee): £70.00
- Accommodation
- Single B&B Saturday night: £64.00
- Catering
- Baguette on Sunday: £3.50
- Dinner Sat & Lunch Sun (full meals): £28.00
- Dinner Saturday only: £17.00
- Sunday lunch only: £11.00
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Sorry, this course was heavily oversubscribed and cannot take any more students into this class. Please use the course enquiry form to be kept informed of future runs of this course or to join the waiting list.