Metaphysics Essays

 

A selection of my undergraduate philosophy essays arranged in reverse chronological order. For further philosophical reflections and discussion, please refer to my philosophy blog on this site, the philosophy section of my old web site, or the subject specific pages listed above. More essays coming soon…

An elucidation of McTaggart's argument for the non-existence of time, and why it is both right and wrong.

McTaggart’s Argument for the Unreality of Time

The Union of Mind and Body

Examines the nature of the relationship between the mind and body, God and the universe, and the parallels between the two.

Companion piece examining whether Lowe’s adverbial conception of time overcomes the problem of A-series changes in events.

Time, Tense and Adverbial Change

Heidegger and The Phenomenology of Time

Considers whether Heidegger’s conception of time overcomes the contradiction within McTaggart’s A-series conception of time.

Primary and Secondary Qualities

Hume, Locke and Galileo on the fundamental nature of the world and our experiences of it.