PHIL 473 - Metaphysics

Institution:

King's College - Pennsylvania

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

As the study of the nature of reality, this course begins by exploring questions about the nature of ourselves. What is a person, and what is the relationship between a person's mind and brain? Do persons have souls? Free will? Could there be an afterlife? It then turns to questions about the nature of reality. What is the nature of the universe? What does quantum mechanics say about the nature of matter? Are space and time exist as substances? What does it mean for something to exist, anyway? Could things exist outside our universe-like a supreme being, abstract objects, or other worlds? Might we even be living in a computer simulation? The metaphysician explores these questions and more in an attempt to understand the true nature of reality.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kings.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 208-5900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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