READING ASSIGNMENTS

Unless otherwise noted, page references are to the Pojman/Rea anthology.
Th., Jan. 17: The Ontological Argument of St. Anselm (pp. 3-5)

Tu., Jan. 22: W. L. Rowe on the 18th century version of the cosmological argument (pp. 24-33)

Th., Jan. 24: Craig and Moreland, The Kalam Cosmological Argument (pp. 33-45, but starting especially on p. 36)

Tu., Jan. 29: The 18th Century version of the design argument: Readings from Paley and Hume (pp. 54-63)

Th., Jan. 31: Robin Collins on the "fine-tuning" argument (pp. 74-84 - you needn't read the appendix)

Tu., Feb. 5: The moral argument: Debate between Craig and Sinnott-Armstrong

http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/wes/lad/craig-sinnott-armstrong.pdf

AND

A reading from Plato's Euthyphro (pp. 556-557)

Th., Feb.7: God and morality continued. No new reading.

Tu., Feb. 12: God and morality continued. (We're especially concerned here with how we know what God's commands are, and what the appropriate attitude to the Bible is.)
The story of the binding of Isaac (Genesis 22). You can find it here: http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/wes/GENESIS22.html.

The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20-23). You can find it here: http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/wes/EXODUS20-24.html.

The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). You can find it here: http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/wes/MATTHEW5-7.html.

Th., Feb. 14: God and morality continued. No new reading.

Tu., Feb. 19: The argument from evil: David Hume, "The Argument from Evil" (pp. 147-152)

Th., Feb. 21: William Rowe, "The Inductive Argument from Evil Against the Existence of God" (pp. 200-207)

Tu., Feb. 26: St. Augustine (No reading from Augustine - but read Genesis, chs. 1-4.

http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/wes/GENESIS1-4.html)

Th., Feb. 28: John Hick, "Evil and Soul-Making" (pp. 165-9)



Ok, ok... So we fell a little behind. Here's what's next

Tu., Mar. 11: 
LIFE AFTER DEATH?

Can the consciousness of an individual person survive the death of the brain?

Bertrand Russell, "The Finality of Death" (pp. 336-338)

A couple of additional readings on near death experiences and on the phenomena of mental mediumship can be found at

http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/wes/lad/lad.html

For copyright reasons, you will need a username and password to access them. These will be given to you in class.

Th., Mar. 13: MIDTERM EXAM in regular the class period

Tu. & Th., Mar. 18 & 20:

WOULD IT REALLY BE ME? THE PROBLEM OF PERSONAL IDENTITY ACROSS TIME.

John Hick, "Immortality and Resurrection" (pp. 339-345)

Jeffrey Olen: "Personal Identity and Life After Death" (pp. 345-355)



MARCH 24 - 28: SPRING BREAK


Tu., April 1: EARLY BUDDHISM 
The Four Noble Truths

http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/wes/lad/buddha.html>

We'll also view a movie, "The Footprint of the Buddha", from the seventies series, The Long Search, narrated by Ronald McIntyre.

Th., April 3: RELIGIOUS PLURALISM? 

John Hick, "Religious Pluralism and Ultimate Reality" (pp. 509-516)
Tu., April 8: John Hick on Religious Pluralism continued 
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS ONE:

	James, selection from The Varieties of Religious Experience (pp. 98-114)
Th., April 10: RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE CONTINUED 
Broad, "The Argument from Religious Experience" (pp. 119-126)

Freud, selection from The Future of an Illusion (pp. 114-119)
Tu., April 15: RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
No new reading
Th., April 17: MIRACLES 

Hume, "Against Miracles" (pp. 276-285)

Recommended, but not required: Peter van Inwagen, Against Hume (pp. 285-295)
Tu., April 22: EVIDENCE FOR ONE VERY SPECIAL MIRACLE? 
William Lane Craig, "Contemporary Scholarship and the Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ" 

http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth22.html
Th., April 24: FAITH AND REASON 
Pascal, "The Wager" (pp. 364-366)
Tu., April 29: FAITH AND REASON CONTINUED 
Clifford, "The Ethics of Belief" (pp. 366-370)

James, "The Will to Believe"  (pp. 370-379)
Th., May 1: LAST DAY - A new argument to think about
No new reading.

Course/instructor evaluations will be handed out at about 11:40am.

Final examination: Mon., May 5, 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Please plan to take the exams at the time indicated above.