The following Liberal Arts course is available for Fall 2012 registration. Learn about the rest of our Fall 2012 electives here, or find a complete list of courses offered in other years here.
Philosophy of Religion
An examination of traditional western concerns in the philosophy of religion, as well as problems arising from the conflicting claims of different religions, and challenges to longstanding premises from neuroscience. Can we know whether there is a divine or transcendent reality? How do we reconcile multiple religions all claiming divinely given truths? Why does religious language seem so odd? What can we learn from brain scans of contemplatives, religiosity in twins, and evolutionary psychology?
taught by Gretchen Breese
Electrodes measure a Tibetan monk's brain activity. Photograph by Cary Wolinsky.
2012-03-13
CLAUDE DEBUSSY