PHIL-P 371 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION (3 CR.)
Topics such as the nature of religion, of religious experience, the status of claims of religious knowledge, the nature and existence of God.
1 classes found
Spring 2024
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 29421 | Open | 9:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | MW | WI C109 | O'Connor T |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 29421: Total Seats: 35 / Available: 2 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
This course has two parts. In Part I, we will systematically explore three worldviews, two of which are embodied in various religions: (mono-)theism, pantheism, and metaphysical naturalism/atheism. We will note theoretical issues and puzzles faced by these positions, explore main options for handling them, and analyze and weigh arguments for and against them. In Part II, we will turn to issues raised by theistic religious belief and faith. We¿ll start by considering the relationship of certain modern sciences to theistic belief: are they harmonious, in conflict, or something in between? We will then explore the (actual and proper) role of reason in understanding, adopting, and revising religious belief, and the place of tradition therein. We will consider whether and how religious teaching might shape one¿s moral beliefs. And we will end by thinking about ritual, liturgy, and religion as a way of life.