Undergraduate Course: God in Kant's Critique of Pure Reason 3/4 (THET10029)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course works through the main issues in Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, culminating in his account of God. |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the main text set for the course, and show an ability to summarise a significant body of material concisely and clearly.
- Demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings, to summarise the principal arguments on the main themes and identify their strengths and weaknesses.
- Show an ability to differentiate the claims of Kant from those of his interpreters and to identify challenges in interpreting the primary text.
- Show an ability to structure an argument, to use correct grammar in expressing philosophical ideas, and to support claims with reference to specific named primary and secondary texts.
- Demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies, and of arguments made in individual works.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | GodKant |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nick Adams
Tel: (0131 6)50 8918
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Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
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