哲學系-形上學
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授課教師:何宗興 老師
上課日期 : 110/9/15-111/1/12 週三
上課時間 : 10:10-13:00
學分:3學分
教學目標:
1.Learn the contemporary theories concerning epistemological issues.
2. Learn how to critically read academic philosophical essays.
3. Learn how to express ideas cogently and engage critical discussion with others.
授課綱要:
How did our universe come to be? Does God exist? Does time flow? What are we? Do we have free will? What is truth? Metaphysics is concerned with the nature of ourselves and the world around us. We will discusses the crucial concepts and arguments of metaphysics in the following key areas of metaphysics:
• Existence • Modality
• Universals and particulars
• Facts
• Causation
• Puzzles of material constitution
• Personal identity
• Truth
In addition, this course will look thoroughly into the issues about free will and determinism.
成績評量方式:
1.Class Attendance & Participation (20%)
2.Homework (40%; 4%*10 of the highest grades)
3.Exams (20%*2) -
Week1. INTRO
Week2. BG.2 What are We?
Week3. BG.11 Puzzles of Material Constitution and Identity
Week4. BG.3 Existence
Week5. BG.4 Modality
Week6. BG.5 Objects and Properties
Week7. BG.6 Causation
Week8. BG.12 Facts/BG.13 Truth
Week9. Midterm Exam
Week10. FW.1-3 The Free Will Problem
Week11. FW.4 The Debate over the Consequence Argument
Week12. FW.5 Alternative Possibilities and Frankfurt Cases
Week13. FW.7 Three Source Incompatibilist Arguments
Week14. FW.8 Contemporary Compatibilism: Seven Recent Views/ FW.6 Strawsonian Compatibilism
Week15. FW.9 Contemporary Compatibilism: Mesh Theories, ReasonsResponsive Theories, and Leeway Theories
Week16. FW.10 Contemporary Incompatibilism: Libertarianism
Week17. FW.11 Contemporary Incompatibilism: Skeptical Views/ FW.12 Revisionism
Week18. Final Exam