Metaphysics

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This seminar course examines problems of metaphysics. Topical investigations may include causation and determinism; necessity and possibility; identity and persistence, including personal identity; essence and essentialism; freedom and agency; ontology; substances and events; realism and antirealism; and the nature of time. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and PHIL-2261. Requisite Courses: A minimum of 12 credit hours in Philosophy [prerequisite(s)].