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Key facts

TypesProfessional Development
Residential Programmes
Short Courses
Summer Schools -
LocationOxford
AddressSt Catherine's College
Manor Road
Oxford OX1 3UJ Travel information
DatesSun 14 to Fri 19 Jul 2013
Subject area(s)Health
Philosophy
CATS points20
Fees£1,995 non-residential rate (includes refreshments, lunch, drinks reception, gala dinner and course materials), £2,350 residential rate (includes full board accommodation and meals, drinks reception, gala dinner and course materials).
Application statusApplications being accepted
Course codeO12C961V5Y
Course contactIf you have any questions about this course, please email conferences@conted.ox.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)1865 286945.

Overview

Radcliffe Camera Academic sponsors

Presented by the Faculty of Philosophy and the Department for Continuing Education, this event will explore the areas in which the philosophy of mind and ethics or the philosophy of value come into contact with issues about mental health.

Philosophy of psychiatry includes within its ambit questions about the nature of mental disorder as distinct from purely neurological disorder, questions about the psychological conditions required for moral responsibility and legal culpability, and questions about the appropriate kinds of explanations that can be provided for mental disorder. Addressing these questions requires drawing on the resources of many branches of philosophy, including legal philosophy, ethical theory and philosophy of value, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind and psychology.

The summer school will be led by members of the Faculty of Philosophy:

  • Dr Anita Avramides (Reader in Philosophy of Mind, University of Oxford, and Southover Manor Trust Fellow in Philosophy, St. Hilda’s College)
  • Professor Bill Fulford (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Mental Health, University of Warwick, and Member of the Philosophy Faculty, University of Oxford)
  • Dr Edward Harcourt (University Lecturer (CUF) in Philosophy, Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Keble College)
  • Dr Matthew Parrott (Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow)
International guest speakers include:
  • Professor George Graham (Professor of Philosophy and Neuroscience , Georgia State University)
  • Professor Terence Irwin (Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Keble College)
  • Professor Chris Frith (Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at the Wellcome Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London (UCL), fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and Visiting Professor at the Interacting Minds Centre at Aarhus University)
  • Professor Giovanni Stanghellini (Professor of Dynamic Psychology and Psychopathology, University of Chieti (Italy)

The Summer School will take place at St Catherine’s College, Oxford and includes social activities and plenty of networking opportunities. Residential and non-residential options are available.

Programme details

Timetable PDF document.

The intensive programme will be delivered by renowned experts in the field through keynote and guest lectures and seminars offering opportunities for substantial dialogue between philosophers, scientists and mental health practitioners.

Morning sessions involving a combination of lectures and discussion with a philosophy focus will shift towards a seminar format in the afternoon. A series of keynote lectures will offer early evening plenary talks.

Sessions will include:

Book launch

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry as part of the Summer School. Sponsored by Oxford University Press, the launch will open with a short address from Dr Anita Avramides (Reader in Philosophy of Mind, University of Oxford).

Please note that this programme is subject to change.

Staff

Dr Anita Avramides

Role: Director

Anita Avramides was born in New York City. She attended Packer Collegiate Institute, in Brooklyn and then Oberlin College, in Ohio, where she...more

Professor Bill Fulford

Role: Director

KWM (Bill) Fulford is a Member of the Philosophy Faculty, University of Oxford; and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Mental Health, University...more

Dr Edward Harcourt

Role: Director

Edward Harcourt has been a Fellow of Keble since 2005. From 1998 to 2005 he was Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University...more

Professor Chris Frith

Role: Guest Speaker

Chris Frith is Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at the Wellcome Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London (UCL), a fellow of All...more

Professor George Graham

Role: Guest Speaker

George Graham is Professor of Philosophy and Neuroscience at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He has published numerous articles and books on...more

Professor Terence Irwin

Role: Guest Speaker

Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Keble College, Oxford...more


Professor Giovanni Stanghellini

Role: Guest Speaker

Giovanni Stanghellini, MD and MD Honoris Causa, psychiatrist, is Professor of Dynamic Psychology and Psychopathology at Chieti University...more

Professor Tim Bayne

Role: Tutor

Tim Bayne did his undergraduate studies at the University of Otago (New Zealand) and his graduate work at the University of Arizona under David...more

Professor Lisa Bortolotti

Role: Tutor

Lisa Bortolotti is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham. Her main research areas are the philosophy of psychology and the...more

Dr Matthew Broome

Role: Tutor

Matthew Broome is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Warwick and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of...more

Professor David Charles

Role: Tutor

Senior Research Fellow in Oriel College....more


Professor Roger Crisp

Role: Tutor

Uehiro Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at St Anne's College ...more


Professor Martin Davies

Role: Tutor

Martin Davies is Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College. He was Wilde Reader in...more

Dr Thomas Douglas

Role: Tutor

Tom Douglas is a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and a Junior Research Fellow at Balliol College,...more

Prof Peter Hobson

Role: Tutor



Peter Hobson is Tavistock Professor of Developmental Psychopathology in the University of London, based at the Tavistock Clinic and in the...more

Dr Guy Kahane

Role: Tutor

Dr Guy Kahane is Deputy Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford. Kahane is...more

Professor Christopher Megone

Role: Tutor

Professor of Interdisciplinary Applied Ethics, Director Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied..more


Dr Katherine Morris

Role: Tutor

Katherine J. Morris is a fellow in philosophy at Mansfield College, Oxford University, UK. Her books include Descartes’ Dualism (with Gordon...more

Dr Jessica Moss

Role: Tutor

Dr Jessica Moss is the tutor for Ancient Philosophy at Balliol College, Oxford. She is the author of Aristotle on the Apparent Good, as well as...more

Dr Anna Motz

Role: Tutor

Anna Motz is a consultant clinical and forensic psychologist with extensive clinical experience with perpetrators and victims of violence. She is...more

Dr Gareth Owen

Role: Tutor

Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant ...more


Dr Matthew Parrott

Role: Tutor

Matthew Parrott is a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (Mind, Value, and Mental Health) in the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford and a Fellow of St....more

Dr Hanna Pickard

Role: Tutor

Hanna Pickard is a Wellcome Trust Biomedical Clinical Ethics Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy and a Fellow of All Souls College at...more

Dr Joseph Schear

Role: Tutor

University Lecturer in Philosophy....more


Professor C.W. (Werdie) van Staden

Role: Tutor

C.W. (Werdie) van Staden is Nelson Mandela Professor of Philosophy and Psychiatry, head of the Division of Philosophy & Ethics of...more

Certification

Example of Attendance Certificate PDF document.

This course can be taken with or without academic credit. All participants who satisfy the course requirements will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Those opting to take the course for credit and submit an assignment will also receive 20 M CATS points at level 7 (postgraduate). Credit points are recognised by employers and universities in the UK and internationally.

The pdf sample above is an illustration only, and the wording will reflect the course and dates attended.

Level and demands

The Summer School will appeal to a wide range of people with a professional or academic interest in the fields of philosophy and/or mental health.

To be considered for a place on the course, applicants must normally have

  • an undergraduate degree or equivalent, and
  • professional experience in the fields of philosophy and/or mental health either through training or work.
Otherwise they should
  • provide other evidence that they can benefit from the summer school.

Accommodation

This event will take place at St Catherine's College , Oxford. Residential and non-residential options available with Gala Dinner and networking opportunities.

Scholarships

Details of funding opportunities, including grants, bursaries, loans, scholarships and benefit information are available on our financial assistance page.

Apply for this course

Residential fee includes:

  • Attendance at all sessions
  • Philosophy and Psychiatry Summer School resource pack
  • Access to Oxford Libraries electronic learning resources
  • Certificate of Attendance on successful completion
  • Full board accommodation at St Catherine’s College (five nights from 14th July 2013), with breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Morning and afternoon tea and coffee
  • Drinks Receptions and Gala Dinner
  • Internet access
Non-residential fee includes:
  • Attendance at all sessions
  • Philosophy and Psychiatry Summer School resource pack
  • Access to Oxford Libraries electronic learning resources
  • Certificate of Attendance on successful completion
  • Lunch
  • Morning and afternoon tea and coffee
  • Drinks Receptions and Gala Dinner
  • Internet access

You can apply for this course in the following ways:

Apply by post, email or fax
Application pack PDF document.

Terms and Conditions (important: please read before applying) PDF document.

Programmes including this module

This module can be studied as part of these programmes: