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Faith And Enlightenment: Philosophies Of Religion From Anselm To Kant

Key information

  • Module code:

    5AAT2602

  • Level:

    5

  • Semester:

      Spring

  • Credit value:

    15

Module description

The module will be structured around four core texts, each of which relates to the ‘ontological argument’ for the existence of God.  These texts are: Anselm, Proslogion; Descartes, Meditations(selection); Spinoza, Ethics, Part I; and Kant, Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone (selection).  The ‘ontological argument’ provides a guiding thread for reflection on how these four philosophers approach religious faith philosophically, and for critical discussion of conceptions of enlightenment and modernity used to characterise developments in European philosophy from Descartes onwards.  Particular attention will be paid to ideas of illumination or enlightenment within each core text, through a consideration of literary features such as metaphor alongside rational arguments.

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Assessment details

2-hour examination (100%)

Teaching pattern

A one hour weekly lecture and a one hour weekly seminar over ten weeks.

Subject areas

Department

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