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PHIL 30100 - Ontological Commitments

Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
ONTOLOGICAL COMMITMENTS Ontology, as part of metaphysics, investigates the general features of what there is, and takes up questions about topics as diverse and central as universals, particulars, space, time, causation, and persistence. This class undertakes a rigorous investigation of the ontological commitments we have - and works toward an understanding of which ones we should have. At the same time, it develops students’ skills in critical interpretation, analysis, argumentation, and expression. [AH]