Metaphysics

Phil. 181

Metaphysics

Metaphysicians ask fundamental questions concerning the general nature of the world. Instead of the "pop" metaphysics seen in bookstores [such as the occult, flying saucers, contacting dead relatives], we will focus on topics of more central concern to academic philosophers, such as the nature of consciousness, personal identity, time, and properties. Our course will be an introductory survey of all the major areas of academic, analytic metaphysics. That term "analytic" implies there will be no mumbo-jumbo as in the cartoon above. Phil. 131 is a metaphysics course, but it is devoted to a single topic: religion. Phil. 153 is a metaphysics course, but it also covers a single topic: mind.
Syllabus: Click here.


Phil. 181 Metaphysics


	Metaphysicians ask fundamental questions concerning the general nature of the world. Instead of the "pop" metaphysics seen in bookstores [such as the occult, flying saucers, contacting dead relatives], we will focus on topics of more central concern to academic philosophers, such as the nature of consciousness, personal identity, time, and properties. Our course will be an introductory survey of all the major areas of academic, analytic metaphysics. That term "analytic" implies there will be no mumbo-jumbo as in the cartoon above. Phil. 131 is a metaphysics course, but it is devoted to a single topic: religion. Phil. 153 is a metaphysics course, but it also covers a single topic: mind. Syllabus: Click here.