Undergraduate Course: Arguing About Religion (LLLI07023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (PPL) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Questions about religion fill the media. Should the government finance faith schools? Should Muslim women be discouraged from wearing veils? Has science disproved the existence of God? We will be considering what philosophy has to say concerning some current controversies about religion and its place in the modern world. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Lifelong Learning - Session 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 10 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Demonstrate a broad knowledge of some key philosophical ideas in the area of the philosophy of religion and political philosophy.
Demonstrate an understanding of the difference between simple assertion and philosophical argument and of the importance of this difference.
Use some of the basic philosophical skills, techniques and practices associated with discussing issues on which strong and conflicting opinions are held.
Present and evaluate fairly some arguments and ideas which may conflict with their own deeply held beliefs.
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Assessment Information
| 100% Coursework |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Engage in critical assessment of complex and emotionally charged ideas and convey that assessment in a well-structured and coherent form, both orally and in writing.
Participate in group discussions.
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| Reading list |
Baggini, Julian (2003), Atheism: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, OUP.
Davies, Brian (1993), An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, Oxford, OUP, ch9.
Haldane, John (2003), An Intelligent Person¿s Guide to Religion, London, Duckworth.
Wainwright, William J. (2005) The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion, Oxford, OUP. (Also available on web via Oxford Scholarship online.)
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr James Mooney
Tel: (0131 6)50 3077
Email: james.mooney@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sabine Murdoch
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
Email: Sabine.Murdoch@ed.ac.uk |
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