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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Philosophy

Postgraduate Course: Formal Issues in Philosophy of Religion MSc (PHIL11084)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course will offer detailed seminars on key formal presentations and treatments of classic philosophical arguments in the philosophy of religion. No background in philosophy of religion or theology will be required, only introductory level training in formal logic will be assumed, and the course is intended to be accessible to students with a wide range of philosophical interests and aptitudes.

Shared with UG course PHIL10104 Formal Issues in Philosophy of Religion
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
Students who take this course should be equipped to explore, discuss and analyse formal treatments of classical and contemporary arguments in the philosophy of religion, and thereby acquire confidence in dealing with these arguments. In particular, they should be enabled to explore critically topics that include the following:
* Probabilistic (Bayesian and otherwise) analyses of Hume's argument concerning testimony to miracles
* Pascal's Wager and its different decision-theoretic reconstructions
* The ontological argument for God's existence, specially in its modal forms
* The Argument from Design as applied to 'cosmic fine-tuning'
* The 'Free Will' defence against the problem of evil, and its various modal reconstructions
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Alasdair Richmond
Tel: (0131 6)50 3656
Email: Jackie.Allan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
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