Phil 207 Philosophy of God (2 Credits)

Lecturer: YIP Hing Wah

Description:

In this course we will study the classical proofs of the existence of God in Western Philosophy (St. Anselm's ontological argument and St. Thomas' five ways) and Kant's critique. We will investigate the proofs and the critique from the viewpoint of contemporary philosophy and explore the different ways of approaching the question of God today.

Reference Books:

1. DONCEEL J., The Searching Mind: an introduction to a philosophy of God. (Notre Dame: Notre Dame University Press, 1979)

2. KUNG H., Does God Exist? An Answer for Today (New York: Doubleday & Company, 1980)

3. MARION J., God without Being (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1991)

4. RAHNER K., "The Experience of God Today" in Theological Investigations, vol. II (London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1974) 149-165.

5. SCHUFREIDER G., Confessions of a Rational Mystic: Anselm's early writings (Indiana: Purdue University Press, 1994)

Note:

Students must have already taken course Phil105 <Philosophy of Being>.