Philosophy of Religion (36 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture)
Course No. 4680
Taught by James Hall
University of Richmond
Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The central questions of this course are:
Can humans know whether the claim "God exists" is true or not?
If so, how?
If not, why not?
Are these first three questions actually useful?
These questions have perplexed us since the first moment we were capable of asking them. Philosophy of Religion invites you to explore the questions of divine existence with the tools of epistemology, the branch of philosophy that concerns itself with what we can know.
In Professor James Hall, Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Richmond, you have an unusually qualified teacher. The son of a Baptist minister (who himself later became a university professor), Professor Hall first trained at a seminary before taking his doctorate in philosophy and embarking on a teaching career nearly 40 years ago.
He announces early in the series where he stands on these issues; this is not a course with a hidden agenda, or an exercise in polemic. (And, no, we won't let the cat out of the bag here. The story of Professor Hall's own background and philosophical journey, which he shares with you in Lecture 3, is far too interesting for us to divulge.)
What are "snow worms"? Are there more moose than people in the Yukon?
What is the meaning of the word "Niagara"? Where will you find the
world's largest perogy? Does Elvis have a street in Ottawa named after
him? What was Pierre Elliott Trudeau's favourite snack food? Which
province was the last to shift traffic from the left-hand side of the
road to the right? These are some of the questions that are asked - and
answered - in
1000 Questions About Canada.
Every reader with an ounce (or a gram) of curiosity will find these
intriguing questions and thoughtful answers fascinating to read and
ponder. This book is for people who love curious lore and who want to
know more about the country in which they live.