Religion 205 - Philosophy of Religion

An introduction to the history of philosophy of religion and its major debates: Is there a God? Can religious belief be rationally justified? Can religious belief be sustained in the face of evil? Is religious experience a source of knowledge? Is there reason to hope for life after death? What is the significance of religious diversity? Readings are drawn from works in western and Indian philosophy, and include such thinkers as Plato, Shantideva, Avicenna, Anselm, al-Ghazali, Maimonides, Aquinas, Hume, Kant, Kierkegaard, William James, Wittgenstein and Linda Zagzebski.