PHL 3300 - A Critique of Worldmaking (3) [WID]

When Offered: Spring
GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
This course studies the major developments in recent analytic philosophy which have led to a radical challenge to common sense, Nelson’s Goodman’s Critique of Worldmaking. The basic principle is that worlds are made by making world-versions. The critique is a comparative study of world-versions and their making. We assess how well such a critique has advanced analytic philosophy. Our readings may be drawn from philosophers such as: Ayer, Carnap, Wittgenstein, Dewey, James, Goodman, Quine, Kuhn, and Rorty.
Prerequisite: R_C 2001 or its equivalent.