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PHILO355-23A (HAM)
The Fundamental Structure of the World
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Division of Arts Law Psychology & Social Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Philosophy
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Jeremy Wyatt
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J.3.02
jeremy.wyatt@waikato.ac.nz
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What this paper is about
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In this paper, we'll think about a range of metaphysical questions that relate to our everyday lives. These include questions like:
- What is a border?
- What is a person?
- What are race and gender?
- Do fictional characters like Sherlock Holmes exist?
We'll also think about which metaphysical questions are interesting to ask and the methods that we should use in trying to answer them. The issues that crop up here include:
- Does it even make sense to ask which things (really) exist? What do we mean when we ask this sort of question?
- How is metaphysics related to cognitive science?
- How should you respond when members of another culture have different metaphysical beliefs than you do?
- Are the concepts that we use to ask metaphysical questions the concepts that we should be using? Should we try to construct new concepts, and if so, how should we do that?
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How this paper will be taught
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This is a FLEXI paper, so it will be taught using both pre-recorded video lectures and in-person discussion. Students can use Zoom in for the in-person discussions, and they can also watch recordings of these discussions via Moodle.
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Required Readings
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The schedule above provides a list of the required readings.
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Learning Outcomes
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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
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Assessments
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How you will be assessed
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Each assessment item has been designed to enable you to demonstrate your grasp of essential concepts at progressive stages of the paper. These pieces of assessment will also enable me to assess your progress and if necessary, adjust the ways in which I communicate regarding the content of the paper.
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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.
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