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Sep 11, 2024
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College Bulletin 2024-2025
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RELG 015B. Philosophy of Religion (Cross-listed as PHIL 016 ) Searching for wisdom about the meaning of life? Curious as to whether there is a God? Questioning the nature of truth and falsehood? Right and wrong? You might think of philosophy of religion as your guide to the universe. This course considers Anglo-American and Continental philosophical approaches to religious thought using different disciplinary perspectives; it is a selective overview of the history of philosophy with special attention to the religious dimensions of many contemporary thinkers’ intellectual projects. Topics include rationality and belief, proofs for existence of God, the problem of evil, moral philosophy, biblical hermeneutics, feminist revisionism, postmodernism, and interreligious dialogue. Thinkers include, among others, Anselm, Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Kant, Wittgenstein, Derrida, Levinas, Weil, and Abe. Humanities. 1 credit. Eligible for ESCH, INTP Spring 2025. Wallace. Catalog chapter: Religion Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/religion
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