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Modern Debates in Ontological Philosophy
( 25 Modules )

Module #1
Introduction to Ontological Philosophy
Overview of the field of ontological philosophy, its key concepts, and its relevance to modern debates.
Module #2
The Nature of Reality:Ontological Commitments
Exploring the different ways philosophers have approached the nature of reality, including materialism, idealism, and neutral monism.
Module #3
Debates on Substance and Attribute
Examining the classical debates on substance and attribute, including the views of Aristotle, Kant, and Locke.
Module #4
The Problem of Universals
Investigating the problem of universals, including the realism-nominalism debate and its implications for ontology.
Module #5
Social Ontology:The Nature of Social Reality
Exploring the nature of social reality, including debates on social construction, social structures, and collective intentionality.
Module #6
The Ontology of Time
Examining the nature of time, including debates on eternalism, presentism, and the nature of temporal relations.
Module #7
The Ontology of Space
Investigating the nature of space, including debates on absolutism, relationalism, and the nature of spatial relations.
Module #8
Substance Ontology vs. Relational Ontology
Comparing and contrasting substance ontology and relational ontology, including their implications for metaphysics and epistemology.
Module #9
Tropes and Properties
Exploring the nature of tropes and properties, including debates on trope theory and its alternatives.
Module #10
Causal Ontology
Investigating the nature of causation, including debates on causal realism, causal eliminativism, and the nature of causal relations.
Module #11
The Ontology of Events
Examining the nature of events, including debates on event ontology, process philosophy, and the nature of eventhood.
Module #12
The Ontology of Identity
Exploring the nature of identity, including debates on personal identity, numerical identity, and the nature of identity relations.
Module #13
Neutral Monism and the Mind-Body Problem
Investigating the mind-body problem, including debates on neutral monism, dualism, and physicalism.
Module #14
Panpsychism and the Nature of Consciousness
Examining the nature of consciousness, including debates on panpsychism, emergentism, and the hard problem of consciousness.
Module #15
The Ontology of Artifacts
Exploring the nature of artifacts, including debates on artifact ontology, social constructivism, and the nature of artifactual kinds.
Module #16
The Ontology of Biological Kinds
Investigating the nature of biological kinds, including debates on essentialism, nominalism, and the nature of species.
Module #17
Ontological Commitments in Science
Examining the ontological commitments of scientific theories, including debates on scientific realism, instrumentalism, and the nature of scientific explanation.
Module #18
The Implications of Quantum Mechanics for Ontology
Investigating the implications of quantum mechanics for our understanding of reality, including debates on wave function realism, particle realism, and the nature of quantum objects.
Module #19
Feminist and Postcolonial Perspectives on Ontology
Exploring the implications of feminist and postcolonial thought for our understanding of ontology, including debates on privilege, power, and epistemic injustice.
Module #20
The Ontology of Virtual Reality
Examining the nature of virtual reality, including debates on the ontology of digital objects, virtual worlds, and the nature of virtual existence.
Module #21
The Ontology of Social Media
Investigating the nature of social media, including debates on the ontology of online identity, social networks, and the nature of online reality.
Module #22
The Ontology of Artificial Intelligence
Exploring the nature of artificial intelligence, including debates on the ontology of AI systems, machine learning, and the nature of artificial agency.
Module #23
The Implications of Cognitive Science for Ontology
Examining the implications of cognitive science for our understanding of ontology, including debates on embodied cognition, enactivism, and the nature of cognitive processes.
Module #24
The Ontology of Emergence
Investigating the nature of emergence, including debates on emergence, downward causation, and the nature of complex systems.
Module #25
Course Wrap-Up & Conclusion
Planning next steps in Modern Debates in Ontological Philosophy career


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