This schedule is currently an incomplete work in progress.

Week 1

1-14

Introduction; Argument Review; Philosophical Skills

1-16

Arguments for a Revisionary Ontology of Ordinary Objects
Read the syllabus
Complete the syllabus quiz on Reggienet
Read Korman ch. 1-2 and complete the associated assignment on Reggienet

Week 2

1-21

Available Positions on the Ontology of Ordinary Objects
Read Korman, ch. 3 and complete the associated assignment on Reggienet

1-22

No new reading. Continue discussion of the arguments and the available positions. No new assignment.

Week 3

1-28

Counterexamples to Revisionary Ontology
Read Korman, ch. 4 and complete the associated assignment on Reggienet
Independent reading assignment due

1-30 Continued discussion of the arguments Short writing assignment due

Week 4

2-04

Continued discussion of the arguments

2-06

Compatibilism
Read Korman ch. 5 and complete associated assignment

2-07

Deadline to register for the University Research Symposium

Week 5

2-11

Existence and Ontologese
Read Korman ch. 6 and complete associated assignment Independent reading assignment due

2-13

Existence and Ontologese, continued
Short writing assignment due

Week 6

2-18

Debunking Arguments
Read Korman ch. 7 and complete associated assignment
Independent reading assignment due

2-20

Debunking Arguments, continued
Reread Korman Ch. 7 sections 5 and 6

Week 7

2-25

Arbitrariness Arguments
Read Korman ch. 8 and complete associated assignment
Independent Reading assignment due

2-27

Arguments from Vagueness
Read Korman ch. 9 and complete associated assignment
Short writing assignment due

Week 8

3-03

Overdetermination Arguments
Read Korman ch. 10 and complete associated assignment

3-05

Material Constitution
Read Korman ch. 11 and complete associated assignment
Poster topic proposal due

Spring Break

Phew!

Week 9

3-17

TBD: I will be away at a metaphysics conference.

3-19

TBD: I will be away at a metaphysics conference.

Week 10

: In-class Poster Presentations

3-24

Figuring things out. Are we going to Zoom? Changes to the syllabus and assignments.

3-26

In-class Poster Presentations

Week 11

3-31

The Problem of the Many
Read Korman ch. 12 and complete associated assignment

4-02

TBD Short writing assignment due

4-03

University Research Symposium

Week 12

4-07

TBD

4-09

TBD

Week 13

4-14

TBD

4-16

TBD Short writing assignment due

Week 14

4-21

TBD

4-23

TBD

Week 15

4-28

TBD

4-30

TBD

Finals Week

Term paper due.