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Syllabus



Syllabus

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Description


This course focuses on the study of basic metaphysical issues concerning existence, the mind-body problem, personal identity, and causation plus its implications for freedom. The course explores classical as well as contemporary readings.



Text


There is one book for this course - Amazon logo Kim, Jaegwon, and Ernest Sosa, eds. Metaphysics: An Anthology. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 1999. ISBN: 063120279X.



Grading



ACTIVITIESPERCENTAGES
First Paper25%
Second Paper35%
Study Questions30%
Participation, etc.10%


 


 








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