Courses: Session I

Philosophy 103 - Self & World: Introduction to Metaphysics and Epistemology

Luke Jerzykiewicz, Visiting Lecturer of Philosophy

This course introduces basic philosophical methods and concepts by exploring a variety of approaches to some central philosophical problems. Topics covered include the existence of God, the relation between reason and faith, skepticism and certainty, theories of knowledge, the relation between mind and body, and the compatibility of free will and causal determination. Readings are drawn from historical and contemporary texts. Discussions and assignments encourage the development of the student’s own critical perspective on the problems discussed.

Distribution: Epistemology and Cognition

Credit: 1.0
Course Fee: $2,000

Lectures:T,W,TH 9:20 - 12:00

Location: Clapp Library 3

Professor's Statement:

One of the interesting unsolved questions in philosophy is how what Kant called 'synthetic a priori judgements' are possible. How, in other words, are we able to make creative progress in domains such as mathematics? The current target of my research is to spell what a modern version of this question posed in the vocabulary of cognitive science would involve. My background is in philosophy (both analytic and Continental) as well as syntax, semantics, cognitive psychology, and computer science. I have studied at a number of universities, including McGill, Warwick, Carleton, and the University of Western Ontario

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