Reason and Revelation: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
RELI 214
Spring 2007
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01
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| Crosslisting:
PHIL 282 |
With the dawning of the Age of Reason, Western societies began to witness the gradual erosion - or in some cases, the violent upheaval - of nearly every traditional source of religious and political authority. Events like the Protestant and English Reformations; the invention of the printing press; the emergence of modern science; and the revolutions in France, America, and Haiti prompted the opening of a profound rift between the claims of reason and the claims of revelation. This course will examine some major texts that evaluate the claims of religion in the light of philosophy, or vice versa, in order to navigate the modern distinction between the sacred and the secular. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RELI |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSCT)(PHIL)(PHIL-Philosophy)(PHIL-Social Jus)(RELI-MN)(RELI)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Selections from Thomas Acquinas
Descartes, Rene, MEDITATIONS
Kant, Immanuel, RELIGION WIHTIN THE LIMITS OF REASON ALONE
Schleiermacher, Friedrich, ON RELIGION
Hegel, G. W. F., LECTURES ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
Kierkegaard, Soren, THE PHILOSOPHICAL FRAGMENTS
Nietzsche, Friedrich, ON THE GENEALOGY OF MORALS
Freud, Sigmund, TOTEM AND TABOO
Irigaray, Luce, SEXES AND GENEALOGIES
Nancy, Jean-Luc, THE EXPERIENCE OF FREEDOM
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Examinations and Assignments:
Full attendance and participation, three critical papers. |
| Instructor(s): Rubenstein,Mary-Jane Victoria Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: FISK210; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 45 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: -3 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 13 | FR: 12 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 12 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 7 |
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