PHIL 340
Contemporary Metaphysics
Last Offered Fall 2007
Division II
Writing Skills
This course is not offered in the current catalog
Class Details
In this course, we will examine a number of issues in contemporary metaphysics. Possible topics include: realism and anti-realism, the problem of universals, the nature of necessity, causation, material constitution, the nature of time, personal identity, and freedom of the will. While we will be concerned to place our discussions of these issues in historical context, almost all of the reading for the class will consist in articles written by contemporary philosophers working in what is sometimes called the “analytic” tradition.
The Class:
Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: 15
Expected: 10
Class#: 1073
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 15
Expected: 10
Class#: 1073
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
two long papers (at least one of which will be re-written), short response papers, and active participation in class
Prerequisites:
Philosophy 102; familiarity with formal logic helpful but not required
Distributions:
Division II
Writing Skills
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PHIL 340 - LEC Contemporary Metaphysics
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