PHIL 3032 - God, Faith and Infinity: Philosophy of Religion
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2019
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code PHIL 3032 Course God, Faith and Infinity: Philosophy of Religion Coordinating Unit Philosophy Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites At least 6 units of Level II undergraduate study Incompatible PHIL 2044 Assessment Short Essay (25%), Research Essay (55%), Small Group Discovery tasks (20%). Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Antony Eagle
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of some central philosophical debates in contemporary philosophy of religion.
- Analyse contemporary and historical argumentative texts and extract the relevant views and arguments from them.
- Accurately present philosophical arguments in written form and oral contexts (individual and/or group).
- Evaluate philosophical arguments about religion, providing appropriate grounds.
- Identify and use relevant evidence to support hypotheses in philosophy of religion.
- Present a sustained argumentative case in written form, addressing potential counterarguments and objections.
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- able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Set readings are provided online through an electronic reading list distributed through MyUni.
There is also a textbook which contains almost all of the online material, plus useful supplementary material:
Graham Oppy and Michael Scott (eds.), Reading Philosophy of Religion, Wiley-Blackwell 2010, .
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This course is taught by a mixture of lecture and whole-class workshops (separately timetabled for flexibility). The lecture component includes informal class discussion and active learning elements. It is proposed to structure the workshop component as a ‘jigsaw’ classroom, where the class is divided into three large groups who discuss questions set in advance (different questions for each group) for 20 minutes, then divide into groups of three, each containing one representative from each of the initial groups, to share the results of those group discussions. This is dependent on student engagement.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Workload Total Hours per semester Structured Learning 1 x 2 hour lecture per week 24 1 x 1 hour workshop, 10 per semester 10 Self-directed Learning Required reading (6 hours per week) 72 Discussion forum preparation, 1 hour per week 12 Assignment preparation (3 hours per week) 38 TOTAL 156 Learning Activities Summary
WEEK LECTURE TOPIC 1 Introduction; the concept of God Part I: Does God Exist? 2 Ontological arguments 3 Cosmological arguments 4 Argument(s) from Evil 5 God and morality Part II: The Divine Attributes 6 Omnipotence 7 Omniscience Part III: Belief in God 8 Pascal’s wager 9 The Ethics of Belief 10 The rationality of faith 11 The significance of religious disagreement Conclusion 12 The interpretation of religious language Small Group Discovery Experience
Small group discovery is incorporated into weekly workshops, where after initial larger group discussions, students break out into groups of three or four to share the results of that larger group discussions, and learn from peers about the results of discussions in other groups. (Groups are set different topics, so the small break out groups is a place for students not in a group to learn from peers about the content discussed in that group.) These activities build skills in accurate recording, summarisation, presentation, and communication, and are student led in terms of focus and content. The lecturer roams the workshop meeting with each group individually to take note of discussion and to suggest questions for further discussion. -
Assessment
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Assessment Summary
ASSESSMENT TASK TASK TYPE WEIGHTING COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME(S) Short Essay Summative/Formative 35% 1,2,3,4 Research Essay Summative/Formative 50% 1,2,3,4,5,6 Small group discovery tasks Formative/Summative 15% 1,2,3,4,5 Assessment Detail
- Short Essay
- Essay of ~1500 words covering a topic from the first part of the course. Essays will be expected to focus on prescribed course material. 35% weighting.
- Research Essay
- Essay of ~2500 words covering a topic from the course, or by negotiation. Essays will be expected to go beyond prescribed course material and will require further research. 50% weighting.
- Small group discovery tasks
- Students engage in interaction with peers: providing a short answer (~150 words) to a prior set question online, discussing answers with a smaller group, presenting small group discussion results to larger group on an occasional basis. Evaluated over the course of the semester. Evaluation focussed primarily on participation and development rather than summative achievement. 15% weighting.
Submission
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Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
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