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Dr James Read
Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy
I am a Tutor in Philosophy at Pembroke, and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford.
Teaching Activities
I give undergraduate tutorials in logic, metaphysics and epistemology, the philosophy of science, and the philosophy of physics, among other things. I lecture on the philosophy of physics in the University.
Research Interests
My research lies primarily in the philosophy of physics: in particular, in (i) the foundations of spacetime theories (especially Einstein’s general relativity), (ii) the study of symmetries in physics, and (iii) the role of probability in physics. However, I am interested in all areas of the philosophy of physics and the philosophy of science. Sometimes, my work bleeds into theoretical physics. For more on my research, please visit my website.
Homepage: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~orie2304/