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About INSET conferences for teachers

Our conferences for teachers are designed as part of in-service training (INSET), and are eligible for financial support from that source. We provide two types of conference. Each conference of the first type focuses on one area of philosophy, such as ethics, philosophy of religion, etc. The primary aim to is deepen philosophical understanding of the topics, although some guidance on teaching the issues is provided. The second type focuses explicitly on the question of how to teach philosophy to Year 12 and 13 students, and uses specific examples of difficult issues to illustrate this.

Our conferences have limited places, to enable greater discussion and interaction.

Booking and enquiries

UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED:

Tickets: £150 (including lunch and all refreshments)

Email: enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk (please specify which conference and how many tickets you'd like)

Phone: bookings: 07906 434206; enquiries: 01865 370718

Cheques should be made payable to 'A Level Philosophy'. Unless the booking is made within two weeks of the date of the conference, payment must be made in advance and sent to Flat 1 Manor Court, 85 High Street, Kidlington OX5 2DR. For bookings made within two weeks of the conference, payment must be brought on the day.

Forthcoming Conferences

Conferences on specific areas of philosophy

Theory of Knowledge, 8 June 2005
Ethics, 30 June 2005
Descartes' Meditations, 17 June 2005
Political Philosophy, 13 June 2005
Philosophy of Mind, 16 June 2005
Mill's On Liberty, 23 June 2005
Hume's Enquiry, 28 June 2005

Conferences on teaching philosophy

How to teach A level philosophy, 20 June 2005

Conferences on specific areas of philosophy

Royal National Hotel
Bedford Way
London
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Programme

10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Rationalists on experience
11.30 Empiricists on moral and religious knowledge
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Doubt
2.30 Refreshments
3.00 Foundationalism v. coherentism
4.00 Finish

Speaker

Dr Michael Lacewing

Bedford Hotel
Southampton Row
London
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Programme

10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Modern deontology
11.30 Moral realism
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Euthanasia: applying theories
2.30 Refreshments
3.00 The non-cognitivist's (moral) progress
4.00 Finish

Speaker

Dr Michael Lacewing

Bedford Hotel
Southampton Row
London
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Programme

10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 The theme of doubt
11.30 Two arguments for the existence of God
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Knowing the external world
2.30 Refreshments
3.00 Mind and body in union
4.00 Finish

Speaker

Dr Michael Lacewing

Bedford Hotel
Southampton Row
London
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Programme

10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Negative and positive liberty
11.30 Rawls on justice
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Civil disobedience
2.30 Refreshments
3.00 Theories of punishment
4.00 Finish

Speaker

Dr Michael Lacewing

Royal National Hotel
Bedford Way
London
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Programme

10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Two theories of consciousness (biological naturalism and Higher Order Thought)
11.30 Qualia
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Intentionality
2.30 Refreshments
3.00 Supervenience, reduction and explanation
4.00 Finish

Speaker

Dr Michael Lacewing

Royal National Hotel
Bedford Way
London
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Programme

10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Mill's ideology
11.30 Arguing for the truth
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Freedom and happiness
2.30 Refreshments
3.00 Morality and law
4.00 Finish

Speaker

Dr Michael Lacewing

Royal National Hotel
Bedford Way
London
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Programme

10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Hume's psychology
11.30 Induction
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Causation
2.30 Refreshments
3.00 Liberty
4.00 Finish

Speaker

Dr Michael Lacewing

Conferences on teaching philosophy

Royal National Hotel
Bedford Way
London
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Programme

TBC
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Writing philosophy
11.30 Thinking through philosophy
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Lively lessons
2.30 Refreshment
3.00 Using ILT
4.00 Finish

Speakers

Dr Michael Lacewing
Geoff Willis