Philosophy 383 - Intro to Phil of Religion
Fall
2024
01
3.00
Mathura Samaram
TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
36180
South College Room E470
msamaram@umass.edu
In this course, we will discuss some of the central topics in the philosophy of religion. We'll discuss the nature of the divine attributes and whether they are consistent. We'll also discuss the central arguments for and against God's existence; we'll talk about the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, the design argument, and the problem of evil. Finally, we'll discuss some issues in religious epistemology; in particular, we'll discuss whether we can be justified in believing in the existence of God even if we lack good arguments supporting this belief.