Philosophy and Psychiatry Summer School: Mind, Value and Mental Health

A one-week accredited residential summer school presented by the Faculty of Philosophy and the Department for Continuing Education, and based at St Catherine’s College, Oxford.

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:

• Professor Martin Davies (Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy Corpus Christi 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)

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 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 guest speakers will offer early evening plenary talks.

Sessions will include:

• Self and Other (Edward Harcourt, Anita Avramides and Peter Hobson)
• The Ancients and Mental Health (David Charles, Jessica Moss and Chris Megone)
• Phenomenology in Mental Health(Joseph Schear, Katherine Morris)
• Values in Mental Health Practice (Bill Fulford and Roger Crisp)
• Consciousness (Tim Bayne and Matthew Parrot)
• Delusions: Clinical and Philosophical Perspectives(Lisa Bortolotii and Matthew Broome)
• Self-Harm (Hanna Pickard and Anna Motz)
• Morality, the Brain, and Enhancement (Guy Kahane and Thomas Douglas)

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.

Residential fee (£2,350) includes:

• Arrival 14th July 2013
• Attendance at all sessions
• Philosophy and Psychiatry Summer School resource pack
• Access to Oxford Libararies 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 in study-bedrooms and selected areas of the college
• Depart 19th July 2013

Non-residential fee (£1,995) includes:

• Attendance at all sessions (15 - 19th July 2013)
• Philosophy and Psychiatry Summer School resource pack
• Access to Oxford Libararies electronic learning resources
• Certificate of Attendance on successful completion
• Lunch
• Morning and afternoon tea and coffee
• Drinks Receptions and Gala Dinner
• Internet access in study-bedrooms and selected areas of the college