PHIL 420 - Metaphysics

Institution:

Coastal Carolina University

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

(Prereq: Philosophy 101 and one philosophy course on the 300 level or permission of instructor.) This course will focus on issues that center around such notions as substance, causality, essential properties, indivduation, time, possible but nonactual states of affairs, and identity. Among the questions that will be considered in the course are the following: "Do any of the things there are endure through time?" "How should we understand possible but nonactual states of affairs?" "Are subjects of consciousness just complexes of subatomic particles?" "Are material objects like tables and chairs ultimately made up of things that have no parts?"

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

GROUP: Take PHIL*101; GROUP: Take 3 credits; From Subject PHIL; From Level 3RDYEAR;

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Department: Philosophy and Religion; CEEB: 5837;

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.coastal.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 347-3161

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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