PHIL 3310, Atheism & Philosophy
TTh 2:40 – 4:15, James Union Building
(JUB) 202
Exploring the philosophical, ethical, spiritual, existential,
social, and personal implications of a godless universe, and to examine
various philosophical perspectives on atheism, understood as the belief
that no transcendent creator deity exists, and that there are no supernatural
causes of natural events. The course compares and contrasts this belief with
familiar alternatives (including theism, agnosticism, and humanism), considers
the spiritual significance of atheism, and explores implications for
ethics and religion.
The theme this semester:
Atheism in America
Atheism in America
Texts include
· Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism (Jacoby)
· Nature's God: the Heretical Origins of the American Republic (Stewart)
For more
info contact Dr. Oliver – Phil.Oliver@mtsu.edu
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