Philosophy 330: Metaphysics
Puzzles of Objects and Persons
Spring 2008
Instructor: Meg Wallace
Contact Information:
Office:
Caldwell
206B
Office Phone: 919-926-3330
Office Hours: TR 4-5pm and by appointment
Email:
megw@email.unc.edu
Course Information:
Webpage:
http://www.unc.edu/~megw/Phil330S08.html
Where: Saunders 220
When: TR 5-6:15
Course Syllabus
Course Reading Schedule
(tentative and updated frequently)
Handouts
Introduction to Logic
A Growing List of Useful Terms and Concepts
Puzzles of Objects
The Ship of Theseus
Descartes' Meditations 1 & 2
The Identity of Indiscernibles
Coincident Entities
Contingent Identity
Modal Realism
(super optional)
More Than You Wanted to Know about Kripke's Theory of Names
(super optional)
3 Questions, A Few Terms, 5 Principles, the Mind-Body Problem, and a Compromising Proposal
The Makropolus Position
Puzzles About Death
Random Q and A's
(a growing list of my answers to your concerns about the course)
Optional Reading
Philosophy Paper Writing Guidelines
More Philosophy Paper Writing Guidelines
Paper Topics
First Paper Topic
Second Paper Topic
Review Sheet for the Final Exam
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