Assessment

Seminar attendance and engagement 20%, final essay 80%

Module Aims

This module is a reading course in which students read, analyse, and write about the various proofs for the existence of God that have been offered in the history of philosophy. As a reading course, there is an emphasis on the close reading of the primary sources and their analysis. Learners will have the opportunity to read and analyse various proofs classically categorised as cosmological, ontological, and design.

Learning Outcomes

• — LO1 Analyse a primary philosophical text.
• — LO2 Compare and contrast the positions of two philosophical authors.
• — LO3 Engage critically with opposing views on the existence of God.
• — LO4 Defend a principled approach to the issue of God’s existence.
• — LO5 Identify the points at which several philosophical authors diverge on the issue.
• — LO6 Write a critical evaluation of philosophical demonstrations of God’s existence.