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2013/14 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

PHIL5225M Contemporary Readings in Philosophy of Religion

30 creditsClass Size: 6

Module manager: Prof Robin Le Poidevin
Email: R.D.LePoidevin@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2013/14

Pre-requisite qualifications

Good honours degree in Philosophy, Theology & Religious Studies or a cognate discipline

Module replaces

PHIL5030M Epistemological Issues in Religion

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

To enable students to engage critically with some of the most important contemporary writings in analytic philosophy of religion.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should have an advanced understanding of a range of key issues in contemporary analytic philosophy of religion.

Syllabus

Topics will be selected from the following: (a) epistemological issues in the philosophy of religion, including agnosticism, reformed epistemology, the nature of religious experience, the idea of perceiving God, and the relation between faith and reason; (b) ethical and meta-ethical issues in the philosophy of religion, including divine command theory, the Euthyphro dilemma, the moral perfection of God, and the relationship between faith and moral and intellectual autonomy.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	11	2.00	22.00
Private study hours			278.00
Total Contact hours			22.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

Private study will consist of reading and detailed engagement with set items, together with independent research for assessments.

Essay preparation: 100 hours;
Seminar preparation (reading, note taking, preparation for presentation): 178 hours (approx 8 hours per seminar)

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

For students who choose to undertake two essays, the first will be due in week 7 and feedback on this will provide the main method for monitoring progress. For students who choose to undertake one long essay, students will receive feedback on a draft of that essay by week 10. Other methods will include observation of student contribution to class discussion.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	2 x 2-4,000 words or 1 x 6-8,000 words	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 08/04/2014

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