PHL 332 - The Fabric of Reality

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement W.
Prerequisite(s): Any previous course in philosophy.
An inquiry into the ultimate nature of reality and our relationship to it. What sorts of things exist? Does the world consist solely of material objects or does it also contain immaterial objects such as God, souls, or numbers? What is the relationship between the mind and the body? Do humans have free will? Can humans survive the death of their bodies? Do our best theories reveal the truth about reality or do they merely reveal the ideological biases of the dominant group? Topics may include realism vs. anti-realism; nature of space and time; persons, minds, and free will; the problem of universals; and the existence of God.