Extra Mural Lecture Series – Michaelmas Term 2012

'The Problem of Scepticism'

There will be eleven lectures beginning on Tuesday 25 September 2012, 7:30pm – 9:00pm in the Ui Chadhain theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2. Please note, there will be no lecture on Tuesday 6 November 2012.

The topics of the lectures are as follows:

1. Ancient Scepticism: as an inquiry and as a way of life
2. Descartes and Scepticism
3. The Threat of Solipsism
4. Doubt in the Service of Certainty
5. Scepticism about Other Minds
6. Scepticism about our own Existence
7. Scepticism and Religion
8. Science and Scepticism about Free Will
9. Scepticism and Anomalous Events
10. Common Sense and Scepticism
11. Why I am not a Sceptic

The lecturers are drawn from the staff of the Philosophy Department at Trinity College.

How to apply: Registration is possible on the evening of the first lecture (outside the lecture theatre).

Fees: The cost of the full series is €50.00; the concession rate is €25.00.

Further information can be obtained from the Department of Philosophy

Phone: 896 1529
Email: ucmpbell@tcd.ie