Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis The subject is made up of two components. (i) `Reason and argument'. This part of the subject will extend the treatment of topics dealt with in the reason and argument component of PHL1070 and introduce some central ideas of modern formal logic. (ii) `Metaphysical issues'. This part of the subject will examine some major topics in metaphysics, concerned with time and freedom, the nature of the self, and the possibility of artificial intelligence. The content will be similar to that for the metaphysics component of PHL1020. Students may not take PHL1080 with PHL1020 or PHL1060 without special permission.
Assessment For (i) three exercises and a test: 33% + For (ii) an essay, two exercises and a test: 66%