An introduction to metaphysics, the philosophical discipline concerned with questions about the nature of reality, about what there is, and about the principles, causes, and properties of what exists. Because metaphysics asks fundamental questions about all of being, one of its central tasks is to account for the unity of human knowledge and for the relationship among all the various parts of human knowledge. Because it seeks after the causes of being, metaphysics culminates in philosophical theology, a consideration of what can be known about God through human reason.
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Order and Unity of the World Sequence Requirement: At least one course in the Humanities Sequence must be completed in order to register for this course.
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