Philosophy, Science and Religion mark three of the most fundamental modes of thinking about the world and our place in it. Are these modes incompatible? Put another way: is the intellectually responsible thing to do to ‘pick sides’ and identify with one of these approaches at the exclusion of others? Or, are they complementary or mutually supportive? As is typical of questions of such magnitude, the devil is in the details. For example, it is important to work out what is really distinctive about each of these ways of inquiring about the world. In order to gain some clarity here, we’ll be investigating what some of the current leading thinkers in philosophy, science and religion are actually doing.
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Philosophy, Science and Religion: Philosophy and Religion
The University of EdinburghAbout this Course
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Introduction to the course
Mind, Science, and Religion
Science and Religion in the Public Realm
Religious Disagreement and Friendly Theism/Atheism
The Hiddenness Argument and the Contribution of Philosophy
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- 3 stars4.68%
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TOP REVIEWS FROM PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE AND RELIGION: PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
An engaging and thought-provoking course. Week 5 (Scientism) was of especial interest to me and was very well presented.
This was a first class course in all respects. The calibre of the lecturers was very high indeed and they all made the material very accessible.
really interesting and accessible with different topics and different angles. Makes you think in a whole new way!
It is a good course that provide a basic understanding for inter-relation between religion and philosophy as both of the believe systems have existed since hundred years ago
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