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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Philosophy of Religion and Metaphysics
Module Code	PHIL5
School	Oscail
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	15
Pre-requisite	PHIL1
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

Part 1 of this module examines philosophical justifications for religious beliefs and analyses the philosophy of religious experience. Part 2 of this module explores the philosophy of metaphysics.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically appraise philosophical justifications for religious belief
2. Critically evaluate several traditional arguments which claim to prove the existence of God
3. Critically analyse the relationship between science and religion
4. Critically ananlyse the nature of religious experiences such as worship, religious love and prayer
5. Critically reflect on metaphysic's attempt to study the ultimate nature of reality
6. Critically analyse the concept of personal identity from a metaphysical perspective
7. Critically reflect on the concept of 'free will' and whether or not it is an illusion
8. Evaluate, in a critically way, the metaphysical approaches to the properties of individual objects

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Tutorial	15	No Description
On-line learning	15	No Description
Independent learning time	345	No Description
Total Workload: 375

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Part 1: Philosophy of Religion.
Unit 2: The Ontological Argument.

Unit 3: The Cosmological Argument.
Unit 4: The Design Argument.

Unit 5: Religious Experience.
Unit 6: Science and Religion.

Unit 7: Life after Death.
Part 2: Philosophy of Metaphysics.

Unit 8: Metaphysical Puzzles about Persons.
Unit 9: Locke and the Psychological Account of Personal Identity.

Unit 10: Puzzles for the Psychological Account and its Rivals.
Unit 11: The Rejection of Personal Identity.

Unit 12: Free Will and Determinism.
Unit 13: Freedom, Persons and the Reactive Attitudes.

Unit 14: Properties: Are There Such Things?.
Unit 15: The Problem Of One Over Many.

Unit 16: Properties: What Are They?.
Unit 17: Objects: What Are They?.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	50%	Examination Weight	50%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assignment	Assessment takes a variety of forms, including essays, reports, learning journals, presentations and group assignments.	50%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 3

Indicative Reading List

Anselm: 0, Proslogium, Available online at the Christian Classics Ethereal Library,
Laurence, S. and MacDonald, C. (eds.): 1999, Contemporary Readings in the Foundations of Metaphysics, Blackwell,
0: For more readings and online resources (some of the above can be accessed online) please see details in moodle,

Other Resources

None

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Programme or List of Programmes

Diploma/BA in Humanities

BASM

BA Single Module

Timetable this semester: Timetable for PHIL5

Date of Last Revision

13-FEB-12

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