| Unit name | Introduction to Metaphysics |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHIL10017 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Bird |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Philosophy |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The lectures introduce students to the discipline of metaphysics, as practised in the tradition of analytic philosophy. Topics may include existence, identity, modality, universals, causation, space and time, and reduction.
On completion of this course, students will:
(1) have a thorough knowledge of the key issues in metaphysics
(2) be familiar with some key literature on these issue and be able to engage critically with them.
(3) be able to engage critically with metaphysicians positions and arguments.
11 one-hour lectures + 11 one-hour seminars.
Formative: one 1,500 word essay designed to test intended learning outcomes (1)-(3).
Summative:
Contemporary Readings in the Foundations of Metaphysics, ed Laurence and Macdonald, Blackwell 1998
Lowe, E.J. A Survey of Metaphysics, OUP 2002
