CODE | PHI2005 | ||||||||
TITLE | Philosophy of Religion | ||||||||
UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
DEPARTMENT | Philosophy | ||||||||
DESCRIPTION | •This study-unit covers the theoretical foundations of the philosophy of religion. It will take a broadly historical approach in an attempt to unravel the different strands and directions taken up by thinkers within this philosophical area and then move on to consider various divine attributes, the connection between religion and morality and the question of religious diversity. Study-Unit Aims: - bring into focus the contribution of philosophers of religion in the history of philosophy and in contemporary philosophical discourse; - discuss the ideas and works of a selection of philosophers of religion; - encourage students to research and engage with philosophers of religion; - encourage students to pursue further philosophical studies in religion. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: - Identify the key philosophical topics in the Philosophy of Religion. - Engage with the key arguments for and against the main positions in the debate about the existence of the classical theistic God. - Enable students to think clearly and for themselves about these issues, increasing their understanding of their own religious beliefs (if any) and those of others. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - read analytically and critically texts by at least two philosophers covered in the unit; - identify and reflect upon key concepts discussed by philosophers of religion; - engage in meaningful discussions on specific texts and ideas covered in the unit; - write an assignment focusing on a key issue discussed by philosophers of religion . Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: On-Line Resources General overviews of the area are available in the various high-quality encyclopedias of philosophy that have been published over the last decade or so. These include the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. - http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/philosophy-religion/ - http://philpapers.org/browse/philosophy-of-religion - http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Biblio.aspx?TopiCode=Relibliography - Cottingham, John. Philosophy of Religion: Towards a More Humane Approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. - Davies, Brian. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion. 3rd edition. Oxford: Oxford. - Davies, Brian, ed. Philosophy of Religion: A Guide and Anthology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. - Hughes Gerald, The Nature of God, Routledge, London 1995. - Meister Chad and Paul Copan, The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion, Routledge, London 2013. - Peterson, Michael, William Hasker, Bruce Reichenbach, and David Basinger. Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion. 4th edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. - Peterson, Michael, William Hasker, Bruce Reichenbach, and David Basinger, eds. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings. 4th edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. - Quinn, Philip and Charles Taliaferro eds. A Companion to Philosophy of Religion. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 1997. - Wainwright, William, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. - Zagzebski, Linda, Philosophy of Religion: An Historical Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2007. |
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STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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LECTURER/S | Mark Sultana |
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