Problems Of Today's Philosophy Of Religion I
PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION (MASTER) (WITH THESIS)
Institute of Social Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Problems Of Today's Philosophy Of Religion I | FDB127 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Metin PAY
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Learn the history of philosophy of religion.
2) Recognize the topics of philosophy of religion.
3) Analyze the relation between faith and reason.
4) Discuss the arguments for and against God’s existence.
5) Analyze the debates about problem of evil.
6) Research on the problems of philosophy of religion.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1 | No relation | Middle | Low | High | High | High | Middle | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | High | High | Middle | High | High | High | Middle | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | High | Middle | High | High | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | |
| 4 | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | High | High | |
| 5 | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | High | |
| 6 | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
Faith and Reason, Religious Experience, Divine Attributes, Theistic Arguments, The Problem of Evil.
Weekly Schedule
1) What is the Philosophy of Religion?2) The Relation of Philosophy of Religion with Other Disciplines
3) Types of Religious Experience
4) Religious Experience as a Sense and its Place in Religion
5) Can Reason be Trusted?
6) Strong Rationalism, Fideism and Criticial Rationalism
7) What is God Like?
8) Mid-term exam
9) Does Theism Need a Basis?
10) The Ontological Argument
11) The Cosmological Argument
12) The Teleological Argument
13) The Moral Argument
14) The Problem of Evil and Atheism
15) Important Theodicies
16) Final
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Michael PETERSON vd., Akıl ve İnanç, İstanbul 2006.
2- Mehmet AYDIN, Din Felsefesi, İstanbul 1994.
3- Michael PETERSON vd., Din Felsefesi –Seçme Metinler- İstanbul 2013.
4- Richard SWINBURNE, The Coherence of Theism, New York 1991.
5- Richard MESSER, Does God’s Existence Need Proof?, New York, 1997.
6- Steven M. CAHN, David SHATZ, Contemporary Philosophy of Religion, New York 1982.
7- R. Douglas GEIVETT, Brendan SWEETMAN, Contemporary Perspectives on Religious Epistemology, New York 1992.
8- Recep KILIÇ, M. Sait REÇBER, Din Felsefesi, Ankara 2014.
9- Richard SWINBURNE, Tanrı Var mı?, Bursa 2001.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Brain Storming
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required