Literature 2430 - Quarrel of Reason and Faith

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Bard College

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Human Rights, Theology What does it mean to say "I believe," as opposedto "I think"? Is it possible to be both a rationalperson and a believer in God? Why have so many people throughout history felt there to be a conflict between reason and faith? Why have so many other people denied that such a conflict exists? What common ground exists between reason- and faith-based discourses? Why has this common ground become increasingly contested in recent years? Students in this course attempt to answer these questions through close readings of several classic texts, primarily from the Christian and post-Christian traditions, including works by Augustine, Anselm, Peter Abelard, Averro?s, Thomas Aquinas, Dante Alighieri, Desiderius Erasmus, Michel de Montaigne, Blaise Pascal, Voltaire, Friedrich Nietzsche, James Joyce, Jean-Paul Sartre, Bertrand Russell, Benedict XVI, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

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(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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