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Apr 21, 2025
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PHIL 131 - Introduction to Metaphysics (3 units)
Selected problems concerning human nature and reality, e.g., mind and body, freedom and determinism, space and time, God, causality.
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. state a thesis about a problem in metaphysics, and provide evidence and philosophical argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in its defense.
2. interpret at an introductory level the ideas associated with major philosophers and metaphysical theories.
3. distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize relevant logical relationships and patterns of inference.
4. show what is at stake in an abstract philosophical debate about metaphysics, and indicate how different metaphysical theories have different practical and theoretical implications.
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