PHIL 241
Contemporary Metaphysics
Last Offered Fall 2013
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 and discussion
Limit: 15
Expected: 10-15
Class#: 1400
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: one PHIL course; familiarity with formal logic helpful but not required
Distributions: Division II Writing Skills
Attributes: PHIL Contemp Metaphysics + Epistemology Courses

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