Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (Religion and Science)

What is the nature of religion? What is the nature of religious experience? What is the relation between the two in the context of the Scientific Revolution? We look closely at arguments concerning religion with reference to key figures of the Scientific Revolution such as Copernicus and Galileo and key thinkers in the Humanist tradition, and why these matter now.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

SUGGESTED READING

• Russell, Bertrand. A History of Western Philosophy
• Russell, Icarus. The Future of Science
• Shapin. The Scientific Revolution
• Chalmers. What is this thing called Science?                                                                        

COURSE OUTLINE

• Religion and science
• Religious experience and science
• Religion and the Scientific Revolution                               

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Understand the nature and meaning of religion
2. Understand the relationship between religion and science
3. Gain an understanding of the Scientific Revolution
4. Explore conceptions of religion in the age of the Scientific Revolution