Elective (Contemporary Metaphysical Topics)

Pre-requisites: None

Course objectives: Students should acquire advanced knowledge of metaphysical issues related to the foundation of contemporary mathematics, physics and psychology (platonism, conceptualism and formalism in foundation of mathematics, metaphysical groundwork of relativity theory, and so on)

Course description: Selected topics from contemporary metaphysics: 1. Metaphysical basis for foundations of contemporary sciences (mathematics, physics, psychology) 2. Philosophy of time

Learning Outcomes: Students will gain insight into the most important problems of modern science and methods for philosophical treatment of those issues.

Literature/Reading:

• M. Jubien, Contemporary Metaphysics, Blackwell, 2001
• M. Jammer, The Philosophy od Quantum Mechanics, New York, 1974
• D. Todorović, Spectral distributions and color experiences: Some prorblems for color physicalism, in Explanatory Gap (M. Arsenijević and Ž. Lazović eds.), Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade 2007
• M. Arsenijević, Vreme i vremena, Beograd, 2003
• P. Benacerraf and H. Putnam (eds.) Philosophy of Mathematics, Prentice Hall, 1964
• M. Arsenijević, Prostor, vreme, Zenon, Sremski karlovci/Novi Sad 2007.