Philosophy 330

Metaphysics I

Ned Markosian

Western Washington University

Winter 2009

Schedule

Jan	7	No class
	9	No class
	12	Course intro
	14	Thompson, “People and Their Bodies,” I-VI
	16	Thompson, “People and Their Bodies,” VII-X
	21	Parfit, “Persons, Bodies, and Human Beings,” Intro & 1-4
	23	Parfit, “Persons, Bodies, and Human Beings,” 5-10
	26	Zimmerman, “The Privileged Present,” 1-4
	28	Zimmerman, “The Privileged Present,” 5-7
	30	Smart, “The Tenseless Theory of Time,” 1-3
Feb	2	Smart, “The Tenseless Theory of Time,” 4-6
	4	Wrap-up & review
	6	Midterm Exam
	9	Sider, “Temporal Parts,” 1-2
	11	Sider, “Temporal Parts,” 3-4
	13	Hawthorne, “Three-Dimensionalism vs. Four-Dimensionalism,” Intro & 1
	18	Hawthorne, “Three-Dimensionalism vs. Four-Dimensionalism,” 2-3
	20	Kane, “Incompatibilism,” 1-4
	23	Kane, “Incompatibilism,” 5-6
	25	Vihvelin, “Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and Impossibilism,” Intro & 1-4
	27	Vihvelin, “Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and Impossibilism,” 5-7
Mar	2	Van Cleve, “The Moon and Sixpence,” Intro & 1-3
	4	Van Cleve, “The Moon and Sixpence,” 4-5
	6	Markosian, “Restricted Composition,” 1-6
	9	Markosian, “Restricted Composition,” 7-12
	11	Wrap-up
	13	Review; course evaluations
	16	Final Exam (10:30AM)

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