Oxford

The Oxford local group meets together once or twice a term at St Andrew’s Church, Linton Road in North Oxford.  Click here for more details and information about upcoming events or e-mail Dr Diana Briggs on diana.briggs@wolfson.oxon.org to be added onto the mailing list.

Emergence, Top Down Causation and Reductionism

Professor George Ellis FRS, University of Cape Town
Suzuki Lecture Theatre, St Anne’s College
Tuesday 18^thJune at 7:30 p.m

Can phenomena like life and thought be fully described in terms of the underlying physics? Using computers as an example, Professor Ellis will show how top-down effects with genuine causal powers are necessary for a complete understanding of reality. To be held at the Suzuki Lecture Theatre, St Anne’s College on Tuesday 18^thJune at 7:30 p.m (starting with drinks). For further information contact diana.briggs@wolfson.oxon.org