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課程名稱 |
時空哲學
Philosophy of Space and Time |
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開課學期 |
107-1 |
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授課對象 |
文學院 哲學系 |
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授課教師 |
周先捷 |
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課號 |
Phl4839 |
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課程識別碼 |
104 55600 |
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班次 |
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學分 |
3.0 |
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全/半年 |
半年 |
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必/選修 |
選修 |
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上課時間 |
星期二7,8,9(14:20~17:20) |
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上課地點 |
新103 |
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備註 |
本課程中文授課,使用英文教科書。(C)哲學專題群組，群組課程請參閱本系網頁(101學年度(含)以後入學學生適用)
總人數上限：100人 |
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Ceiba 課程網頁 |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1071Phl4839_ |
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課程概述 |
這門課將探討以下空間與時間的形上學議題：有獨立存在的空間嗎？或者空間不過是事物之間的某種關係？有空間幾何性質的客觀事實嗎？或者這些“事實”只是人為約定的呢？“過去”、“現在”、“未來”的概念在邏輯上是一致的嗎？“過去”與“未來”的存在如同“現在”一樣真實嗎？時間與空間的性質在很多方面雷同，那麼我們除了有不同的空間部位，有沒有不同的時間部位呢？時間旅行是可能的嗎？在狹義相對論下，絕對同時性不存在，那麼能有一個所謂的“現在”嗎？有沒有可能宇宙在根本上是沒有時間的？ |
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課程目標 |
本課程的主要目標是學習如何分析和評價時空形上學理論，以及發展與構思自己的想法。為了達成這些目標，本課程將非常依賴課堂討論，報告，和寫作。
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課程要求 |
Each student is expected to read the assignments before class, attend every class, and participate in both in-class discussions and group discussions. There will be pre-lecture quizzes, designed to test whether you have read the assignments the lectures are about. There will be several group discussion and presentation sessions to provide a chance to articulate your own views. There will be several exams, consisting of several short essays. Exam essays should focus on showing your own philosophical assessment and argument about a given view. |
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預期每週課後學習時數 |
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Office Hours |
另約時間 |
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指定閱讀 |
詳課程進度所列。
（Selected readings from various sources, which will be made available online.）
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參考書目 |
詳課程進度所列。
（Selected readings from various sources, which will be made available online.）
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評量方式
(僅供參考) |
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No. |
項目 |
百分比 |
說明 |
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1. |
Exams |
50% |
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2. |
Pre-Lecture Quizzes |
20% |
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3. |
Group Discussion/Presentation Evaluated by Each Other Group |
20% |
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Attendance & Participation |
10% |
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
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第1週 |
9/11 |
■Introduction & Newtonian Spacetime
●Geroch, R. (1978), General Relativity from A to B, Ch 1-2.
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第2週 |
9/18 |
■Is Space Merely Spatial Relations of Objects?
●Huggett, N., ed. (1999), Space from Zeno to Einstein, pp.143–159.
●Maudlin, T. (2012), Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time, Ch 2, pp.17-24, 34–46.
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第3週 |
9/25 |
■1st Group Discussion & Presentation |
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第4週 |
10/02 |
■Neo-Newtonian Spacetime
●Geroch, R. (1978), General Relativity from A to B, Ch 3
●Maudlin, T. (2012), Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time, Ch 3.
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第5週 |
10/09 |
■Minkowski Spacetime
●Geroch, R. (1978), General Relativity from A to B, Ch 4-5.
●Maudlin, T. (2012), Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time, Ch. 4.
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第6週 |
10/16 |
■General Relativity
●Geroch, R. (1978), General Relativity from A to B, Ch 7.
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第7週 |
10/23 |
■Is Space Merely Spatial Relations of Objects? The Final Battle?
●Weingard R. (1975), “On the Ontological Status of the Metric in General Relativity,” The Journal of Philosophy 72(14): 426-431.
●Maudlin, T. (1993), “Buckets of Water and Waves of Space: Why Spacetime is Probably a Substance,” Philosophy of Science 60(2): 183-203.
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第8週 |
10/30 |
■2nd Group Discussion & Presentation |
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第9週 |
11/06 |
■Midterm Exam |
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第10週 |
11/13 |
■McTaggart’s Paradox
●McTaggart, J. M. E. (1908), “The Unreality of Time”, Mind 17: 457-474.
●Craig, W. L. (2001), “McTaggart’s Paradox and Temporal Solipsism”, Australasian Journal of Philosophy 79(1): 32-44.
●Smith N. J. J. (2011), “Inconsistency in the A-Theory”, Philosophical Studies 156: 231-247.
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第11週 |
11/20 |
■Presentism
●Prior, A. N. (1968), “Changes in Events and Changes in Things” in Papers on Time and Tense. Oxford: Clarendon, 7-20.
●Zimmerman, D. (2007), “The Privileged Present: Defending an ‘A-theory’ of Time”, in T. Sider, J. Hawthorne, and D. Zimmerman (ed.), Contemporary Debates in Metaphysics, 211-225.
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第12週 |
11/27 |
■How do Things Persist?
●Lewis, D. K. (1986), “Against Overlap” in On the Plurality of Worlds. Oxford: Blackwell, 198-209.
●Haslanger, S. (1989), “Persistence, Change and Explanation”, Philosophical Studies 56: 1-28.
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第13週 |
12/04 |
■3rd Group Discussion & Presentation |
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第14週 |
12/11 |
■Is Time Travel Possible?
●Lewis, D. K. (1976), “The Paradoxes of Time Travel”, American Philosophical Quarterly 13: 145-152.
●Keller, S. and M. Nelson (2001), “Presentists Should Believe in Time Travel”, Australasian Journal of Philosophy 79: 333-345.
●Arntzenius, F. (2006), “Time Travel: Double Your Fun”, Philosophical Compass 1(6): 599-616.
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第15週 |
12/18 |
■Is Presentness Compatible with Special Relativity?
●Putnam, H. (1967), “Time and Physical Geometry”, Journal of Philosophy 64: 240-247.
●Stein, H. (1968), “On Einstein-Minkowski Space-Time”, Journal of Philosophy 65: 5-23.
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第16週 |
12/25 |
■4th Group Discussion & Presentation |
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第17週 |
1/01 |
■Holiday |
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第18週 |
1/08 |
■Final Exam |
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