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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Divinity : Theology and Ethics

Postgraduate Course: God in German Philosophy from Kant to Hegel (THET11002)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaTheology and Ethics Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.div.ed.ac.uk/courses Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course is designed as an option for graduate students taking the MTh in Theology in History. It may also be taken as an option by students on other taught MTh programmes offered in the School of Divinity, subject to the agreement of the programme organiser.Students with a very limited knowledge of philosophy are encouraged to sit in on the undergraduate course ST2A, which covers issues in philosophy from Plato to Hume.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will be expected to be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of the varied views on the relation between the "I" and "the Absolute", beginning with Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, and developing through Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, Feuerbach's The Essence of Christianity, Otto's The Idea of the Holy, and Buber's I and Thou.
To engage with secondary literature on the relevant issues in modern philosophical theology and to demonstrate an ability to present differing and conflicting opinions accurately and sympathetically.
Assessment Information
One essay of 3000-4000 words on a topic agreed with the course manager.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Simon Podmore
Tel: (0131 6)50 8922
Email: simon.podmore@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Karoline Mclean
Tel: (0131 6)50 8952
Email: k.mclean@ed.ac.uk
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