Pavel Davydov

Teaching Materials


Current and Upcoming Courses

730:362 Philosophy of Literature (Summer 2010)

In this course we are going to examine the nature of fiction, truth in fiction, and fictional characters. Readings will include selections of the following books:

• Gregory Currie, The Nature of Fiction.
• R. M. Sainsbury, Fiction and Fictionalism.
• Kendall Walton, Mimesis as Make-Believe.

These selections will be supplemented by a few articles by David Lewis, Graham Priest, Peter van Inwagen, and Brian Weatherson, and other philosophers.

An outline of the course can be found here.


730:215 Introduction to Metaphysics (Fall 2010)

A survery course of general issues in contemporary analytical metaphysics. Topics include identity, modality, universals, abstract objects, time, and causation. Readings include selections from

• E. J. Lowe, A Survey of Metaphysics.

as well as several articles from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

An outline of the course can be found here.


Past Courses

My prior teaching experience includes:

• Theory of Knowledge (main instructor)
• Philosophy and Paradoxes (main instructor)
• Introduction to Philosophy (main instructor)
• Philosophical Ideas in Science Fiction (associate instructor)
• Science, Perception and Reality (teaching assistant)
• Moral Theories (teaching assistant)
• Philosophy of Science (teaching assistant)
• Introduction to Ethics (teaching assistant)
• Introduction to Philosophy (teaching assistant)

I also ended up unable, for various reasons, to teach a number other courses:

• Philosophy of Literature (due to the terms of a Mellon grant)
• Human Knowledge and Truth (due to transferring to Rutgers)
• Introduction to Philosophy (due to illness)