University Lecturer (CUF) in Philosophy
Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Oriel College

Oliver Pooley read Physics and Philosophy at Balliol College, and took Part III of the Maths Tripos at St John's College, Cambridge, before returning to Oxford to do graduate work in Philosophy. Before taking up his current position at Oriel, he held a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship and college lectureship at Exeter College, Oxford.

Most of his research is in the philosophy of physics, where he is especially interested in topics that overlap with metaphysics and the philosophy of language. More information can be found on his research pages.

In addition to the philosophy of physics, his teaching interests include logic, metaphysics and epistemology, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of science. More information can be found on his teaching pages.

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