READING TOPICS FOR HUEN 3200-803


Tu., Jan. 15: No reading assignment

Th., Jan 17: Craig vs. Sinnott-Armstrong, A debate on whether the existence of God is needed for objective moral truth
http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/wes/lad/craig-sinnott-armstrong.pdf
(username and password required)

Tu., Jan. 22: Adams, "Abraham's Dilemma"
http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/wes/lad/abraham.html
(username and password required)

Th., Jan 24: Craig, "The Absurdity oLife Without God"
http://www.bethinking.org/pdf.php?ID=129)

Tu., Jan 29: Nagel, "The Absurd"
http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/wes/lad/TheAbsurd.pdf
(username and password required)

Th., Jan 31: The book of Job (Raymond Scheindlin translation). Read it straight through, please.

Tu., Feb. 5: The book of Job continued

Th., Feb. 7: Mitchell, Introduction to his translation of book of Job
http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/wes/job-stuff/job-mitchell.html
(username and password required)

Tu., Feb. 12: Mitchell, Meetings with the Archangel, chapter II ("Zen Judaism"), and chapter V ("Biography of an Awakened Master")

Th., Feb. 14: catchup (also Valentine's Day)


That's as far ahead as I can see right now. It's important not to cut off dicussion of any topic before we've done justice to it, and a lot depends on what you, the class members, do with this material!