PHIL 3020 - The Bible and Philosophy

Institution:

Tulane University of Louisiana

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

Prof. Burger. This course will be devoted to a reading of the Bible with a view to the philosophic questions it raises that have been central to the tradition of Western thought. Selections from the Hebrew Bible and New Testament will be juxtaposed with philosophic reflections on the biblical texts or on issues at stake in those texts, drawn from thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, and Maimonides, Rousseau, Kant, and Kierkegaard.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tulane.edu

Phone Number:

(504) 865-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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