Metaphysics

• Syllabus (revised version)
• Paul Rée, "Determinism and the Illusion of Moral Responsibility"
• Paper 1
• Me, "Constitution"

 
• Study guide:  time

 
• Final paper topics

• The schedule for the section on persistence has been revised.  The new version of the syllabus (above) has the new schedule
• Exam 3 is at 9:00AM on Wednesday May 11

What is metaphysics?

The problem of free will

Hard determinism

Libertarianism

Hobart's soft determinism

Frankfurt's compatibilism

Van Inwagen's argument for incompatibilism

 

Intro to personal identity

Body theory

Psychological theory

Dualism

Constitution

 

McTaggart

Smart

Broad

Prior

Lewis on time travel