Introduction to Philosophical Concepts in Religion General Expectations & Objectives https://rationalhumor.wordpress.com/ R.N.
Objectives Understanding the philosophical UNDERPINNINGS of Religion A high level overview of history of philosophy Understanding how knowledge/belief and logic works Understanding philosophy of religion Exploring core philosophical items such as: Existence of God Morality Afterlife Pros/Cons of Religion & Faith What is the future of God and religion https://rationalhumor.wordpress.com/ R.N.
Guidelines Frank and open discussion with respect for everyone’s opinion Not a session to skew/slant opinions of existing faith rather an inquiry based exercise to “initiate” a debate No right or wrong answers – all opinions are welcome. Focus on INQUIRY & THOUGHT rather than definite outcomes. https://rationalhumor.wordpress.com/ R.N.
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think - Socrates https://rationalhumor.wordpress.com/ R.N.
Session Schedule R.N. https://rationalhumor.wordpress.com/ Session # Date / Time Session Name Brief Description 1 Jan 24th – Sunday 2:00pm to 4:00pm General Concepts & History of Philosophy Understand what are the various belief systems. Historical Review of how Philosophy evolved 2 Jan 31stth – Sunday General Philosophy an Introduction General Introduction into what is the branch of Philosophy and then specifically review religious philosophy 3 Feb 7th – Sunday Philosophy of Religion How philosophy is handled and presented in the various MAJOR religions – Abrahaministic & Eastern 4 Feb 14th – Sunday Logic & Logical Fallacies Understanding Logic and understanding how to identify fallacies in arguments 5 Feb 21st – Sunday Arguments for the Existence of God Theological arguments; Ontological Arguments and Teleological Arguments for the Existence of God 6 Feb 28th – Sunday Philosophical issues with existence of God Philosophical issues with existence – Boeing 747 Gambit; Russell’s TeaPot; Morality etc. 7 March 7th - Sunday Free Will and Theodicy The problem of Free Will with respect to Omnipotence; Omniscience and Omni benevolence. Problem with Evil 8 March 14th – Sunday Putting it all together Summarizing key concepts https://rationalhumor.wordpress.com/ R.N.
Additional Information Approximately 1 to 1.15 hrs of lecture and remaining time either group discussions or exercises Reference Materials: Sophie’s World - Amazon Link Introduction to Philosophy - Link in Amazon An Introduction to Philosophy (Youtube) – Oxford University - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdCBGWcd4qw A Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawkins Beyond Einstien –the Cosmic Quest for the Theory of the Universe – Michio Kaku (LINK ) The Basics of Philosophy - http://www.philosophybasics.com/general.html Logical Fallacies - https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ Philosophy Exercises - http://www.harryhiker.com/exercise.htm Philosophy Experiments - http://www.philosophyexperiments.com/ Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - http://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html https://rationalhumor.wordpress.com/ R.N.