PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION IN A MULTICULTURAL CONTEXT
TEMI ATTUALI DI FILOSOFIA DELLA RELIGIONE
Religious diversity.
Il problema della diversità religiosa
| A.Y. | Credits |
|---|---|
| 2015/2016 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Aguti |
Assigned to the Degree Course
| Date | Time | Classroom / Location |
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Learning Objectives
The course will address the issue of religious diversity from a philosophical perspective. After a first part concerning the nature of the problem from a historical point of view, cultural and epistemological, the course will focus on the main models of philosophical and theological interpretation of religious diversity, illustrating and discussing them critically.
Program
1) Religious diversity yesterday and today.
2) The claim of truth by religions.
3) Conflicting claims of truth in religion.
4) Religious pluralism.
5) Religious exclusivism.
6) Religious inclusivism.
7) Rational standars for evaluating religions.
Bridging Courses
None.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Awareness of the problems created by religious diversity in modern times; ability to interpret the complexity of the religious phenomenon; ability to understand the theoretical reasons that underlie religious difference and the possibility of a productive dialogue.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lessons
- Attendance
Attendance at 2/3 of the lessons.
- Course books
A. Aguti, Filosofia della religione. Storia, temi, problemi, La Scuola, Brescia 2013, cap VI.
Further references will be offered to students during the course.
- Assessment
Oral examination.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Individual study.
- Attendance
Full study of the suggested text.
- Course books
A. Aguti, Filosofia della religione. Storia, temi, problemi, La Scuola, Brescia 2013, cap VI.
R. Trigg, Religious Diversity. Philosophical and Political Dimensions, Cambridge University Press, New York 2014.
- Assessment
Oral examination.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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