PHL218: Critical Metaphysics

Metaphysics is the philosophical discipline concerned with the ultimate 'nature' of reality, the ontological status of the components of the real world, and the necessary conditions for knowledge of such things. Our investigations will focus on the metaphysical positions of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Hume and Kant; key issues include: space and time, subject and object, cause and effect, core aspects of the mind, and the relative merits of Rationalist versus Empiricist approaches to these issues.

Related Unit Codes:

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures/tutorials: 2.5 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Dr Paul McDonald Position: Senior Lecturer - Philosophy E-mail: P.McDonald@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.046 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2992
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Paul McDonald Senior Lecturer - Philosophy (P.McDonald@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2992 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.046 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)