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PHIL150 Introduction to Philosophy B: Introduction to Metaphysics

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
21 September 2008 24 September 2008 Optional
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions PHIL 100
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Peter Forrest (pforrest@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit examines humanity's attempt to discover the nature of reality and of our knowledge of it beginning with the Ancient Greeks. The questions raised by the Greeks and later philosophers include: Can we trust our senses? Can we distinguish between illusion and reality? What kinds of things exist? Are change and time real? Are our wills free as they seem to be?

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
None
Recommended Material
Optional

Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
ISBN: 9780198610137
Blackburn, S., OUP 2nd ed.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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