Metaphysics is the study of the fundamental nature of reality. This module introduces some key topics in metaphysics, such as: fatalism; determinism and freewill; personal identity; social ontology and race.
Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
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A | Summer Term 2022-23 |
Subject content:
This module aims to provide an introduction to some central questions in metaphysics, covering a selection of topics such as abstract objects, causation, possibility and necessity, the nature of time, and free will.
Academic and generic skills:
Students will be able to synthesize material from text and lecture sources, to discuss and share ideas with peers, to summarize key problems and positions, and to begin to develop critical analyses of potential solutions.
Students who successfully complete the course will have a basic knowledge of some central issues in contemporary metaphysics, and be able to assess representative positions regarding them.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled) PHI00003C Introduction to Metaphysics |
8 hours | 100 |
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Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled) PHI00003C Introduction to Metaphysics |
8 hours | 100 |
Summative feedback will be given on the exam before the end of term.
Alyssa Ney, Metaphysics: An Introduction (Routledge, 2015)