Dr Sophie Allen

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Dr Sophie Allen

Supernumerary Fellow

Philosophy

Sophie Allen (MA Hons Glasgow and PhD London) has been a philosophy lecturer in Oxford since 2002 and at Harris Manchester College since 2009.

Teaching

Sophie teaches PPE, Philosophy and Psychology, and Philosophy and Theology students at Harris Manchester College. Among the courses she teaches are: Introduction to Logic and General Philosophy for Prelims; Knowledge and Reality, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Language and Logic, and Philosophy of Mind for Finals.

Research

Sophie’s research primarily concerns Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science, especially the fundamental nature of the world, the relation between what science tells us and what there is, and whether the way in which we classify the world reflects the way in which it is naturally divided (if the world is naturally divided at all). She is intrigued by what determines possibility and necessity, and is also interested in questions about how philosophy is done, especially concerning the aims and methods of metaphysics, and what makes a metaphysical theory a good one.

In addition to her work in Metaphysics and Science, Sophie has also published papers in the Philosophy of Language and the Philosophy of Mind. 

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