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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Centre for Open Learning : Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

Undergraduate Course: Arguing About Religion (LLLI07023)

Course Outline
SchoolCentre for Open Learning CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryQuestions 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a broad knowledge of some key philosophical ideas in the area of the philosophy of religion and political philosophy.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the difference between simple assertion and philosophical argument and of the importance of this difference.
  3. Use some of the basic philosophical skills, techniques and practices associated with discussing issues on which strong and conflicting opinions are held.
  4. Present and evaluate fairly some arguments and ideas which may conflict with their own deeply held beliefs.
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.)
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and 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.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr James Mooney
Tel: (0131 6)51 6079
Email: james.mooney@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr John Ethcuit
Tel: (0131 6)50 3409
Email: jethcuit@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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