PHILOSOPHY 500: METAPHYSICS

A1 First Term W 14:00-16:50 A. Rueger
This seminar will discuss theories of causation, starting with Lewis' counterfactual analysis of determininistic and probablistic causation and then proceed to post-Lewisian proposals, including process and universals theories. Authors to be read: D. Lewis, D.M. Armstrong, E. Eells, W. Salmon, P. Dowe.
Texts: Custom course material available from the University Bookstore