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This is a philosophy class that dives into a major topic of metaphysics: existence. What kinds of entities exist? Is the physical universe the only stuff that exists? Does the physical universe even exist? What is consciousness? What kind of thing is the United States government? How do non-physical entities interact with the physical universe? Because existence is such a large topic, this class will not cover the existence of gods and other spiritual entities, but will instead focus on the existence of consciousness, abstract relationships, and abstract structures such as number lines.

This is a philosophy class about a popular topic in metaphysics: the existence of gods and other spiritual/supernatural entities. Do any gods exist, and if so, which religion (if any) posits the correct god(s)? Is there an afterlife? Is reincarnation real? Do humans/animals have spiritual souls? In this class, we will discuss a number of arguments in favor of and against the existence of gods and other spiritual entities. Students of all views (not theistic, theistic, Buddhist, undetermined, whatever…) are welcome. This class will involve a large amount of discussion among the students. The only requirement for this class is that students are polite and respectful to one another.

This is a philosophy class that dives into a major topic of metaphysics: the composition of reality. What kinds of entities exist? Is the physical universe the only stuff that exists? Does the physical universe even exist? What is consciousness? What kind of thing is the United States government? How do non-physical entities interact with the physical universe? Because the composition of reality is such a large topic, this class will not cover the existence of gods and other spiritual entities, but will instead focus on the existence of consciousness, relationships, and non-physical setups such as number lines.

This is a philosophy class about a popular topic in metaphysics: the existence of gods and other spiritual entities. (This area of study often goes under the label “philosophy of religion”.) Do any gods exist, and if so, which religion (if any) posits the correct god(s)? Is there an afterlife? Is there a heaven? Is there a hell? Is reincarnation real? Do people/animals have spiritual souls? Do angels exist? Do demons exist? Do devils exist? Do ghosts exist? In this class, we will discuss a wide variety of views about gods and other spiritual entities. We will discuss the work of theistic/spiritual philosophers such as William Lane Craig, Francis Collins, Ray Comfort, Kirk Cameron, Deepak Chopra, David Wolpe, and Reza Aslan. We will also discuss the work of atheistic philosophers such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, Bill Maher, and Matt Dillahunty. Students of all views (atheistic, theistic, Buddhist, undecided, whatever…) are welcome. This class will involve a large amount of discussion among the students. The only requirement for this class is that students are polite and respectful to one another.

What are the components of reality? This class explores popular ontological topics such as the brain-consciousness relationship, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of space and time, and overall ontological systems.