PHIL 80.05 Metametaphysics
In this course, we will examine the nature and methods of metaphysics. Are ontological debates genuine debates, or do at least some of them involve pseudo-questions or merely terminological disputes? If they are genuine questions, how can we best find answers to them—or must the answers remain unknowable? Is there a privileged conceptual system for revealing the true ‘structure of reality’? We will address these and other questions, with texts from Carnap and Quine through to the present.
Prerequisite
Requires the permission of the instructor.