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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Ultimate Reality
Overview of Metaphysics
Essay Quiz
1
Demonstrate your understanding of metaphysics by providing a definition and offering several examples of issues that metaphysicians typically study.
2
Discuss several ways in which you could compare the cognitive development of a child and the intellectual development of metaphysical speculation through history.
3
Present examples of some questions that might be asked by someone investigating the mind-body problem. Do the same for the problem of freedom and determinism.
4
Make a branching chart showing the relations of the following: philosophers; metaphysical monists; metaphysical dualists; metaphysical materialists; and metaphysical idealists.
5
Describe the three classifications into which metaphysical theories typically categorize things, according to your text.
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