This course will provide an introduction to a number of philosophical issues. There are no prerequisites for this course. Freshmen are welcome. Two five to eight page papers, and a final examination, will be required. An effort will be made to devote approximately one-fourth of class time to discussion.
Texts are to be determined.
Problems of Religion. This course will principally be devoted to an examination of philosophical issues that arise in connection with the Judeo-Christian religious tradition. Approximately half the course will be devoted to classical arguments for and against the existence of God. The remaining half of the course will focus on a number of selected issues in the philosophy of religion. There is no prerequisite for this course.