Tutor information
Julia Weckend
Julia has taught philosophy at the Universities of Reading and Southampton before joining the OUDCE as a tutor in 2014.
Courses
Is there such a thing as human nature? This virtual class takes a look at some of the most influential views on human nature as articulated in the history of philosophy, and it links these with recent research in the cognitive sciences.
Reasoning enables us to acquire knowledge, to persuade others and to evaluate their arguments. But only if we reason well. We shall be learning how to recognise, evaluate, construct and analyse arguments, and how to recognise common fallacies.
Reasoning enables us to acquire knowledge, to persuade others and to evaluate their arguments. But only if we reason well. We shall be learning how to recognise, evaluate, construct and analyse arguments, and how to recognise common fallacies.
The problem of free will is one of the great philosophical conundrums. We certainly feel free to choose and would be alarmed to lose that sense. But we also experience ourselves constrained by causal laws. So, if it exists, wherein lies our freedom?
What is it that makes certain objects, events, or actions expressions of art? What delimits a work of art from a 'mere' object?
Reasoning enables us to acquire knowledge, to persuade others and to evaluate their arguments. But only if we reason well. We shall be learning how to recognise, evaluate, construct and analyse arguments, and how to recognise common fallacies.