Kantian Ethics

Kantian Ethics

Foundations. Key terms. The enlightenment & influences on Kant. Maxims, deontology, duty, summum bonum, motive, categorial and hypothetical imperatives, kingdom of ends, autonomy of ethics. Application. The metaphysics of morals. Universalisation. 3 forms of the...
The Problem of Evil and Suffering

The Problem of Evil and Suffering

Section 1 The logical problem: David Hume, J L Mackie, The inconsistent triad, Stephen Fry, William Lane Craig.Section 2 The relationship between the nature of God and the logical problem of evil. The Augustinian Theodicy and the nature of God. Evil a...
Religious Language Classical

Religious Language Classical

Section 1. Via Negativa, kataphatic vs apophatic, MaimonidesSection 2. Aquinas, Analogy of proportion, Analogy of Attribution.Section 3. Symbol, Paul Tillich, Barth, Bultman. Guest lecture. Julie Arliss Religious language introduction. Approx 12 hours of guided...
Religious Language 20th Century

Religious Language 20th Century

Section 1. Verification principle, Hume’s fork, Language and meaning, A J Ayer.Section 2. Language Games. Wittgenstein and his followers.Section 3. Falsificationism, Karl Popper, The Parable of the invisible gardener, Anthony Flew, the Oxford Debate.Section 4. Bliks....
Religious Experience

Religious Experience

Unit includes: Individual experiences, Reliability questions, Corporeal Experiences, Visions, Rudolph Otto and the Numinous, Mysticism, William James, Group experiences, The day of Pentecost, The Toronto Blessing, Medjugorje, Fatima.Challenges to Religious...