Philosophy of Religion

Midterm Grades in Philo 104

2012-01-30T22:27:00.000+08:00

Now available...check links...Philo 104 A, D, G, and M.

Midterm Exams in Philo 104

2012-01-11T10:15:00.000+08:00

Midterm Exams – Philosophy of Religion (Philo 104)

General Instructions:
Please write legibly. Please use only ballpens. (black or blue)
Read and understand first what the statement is all about.
For every thesis statement, it is assumed that you should be able to explain, elaborate and present evidences or examples.

General rating system will consider the following:

· Content (relevant themes, topics, terms, phrases) 50%

· Cohesion (organization and presentation of thoughts) 25%

· Analysis or illustration (connection of themes, topics, terms, phrases, examples) 25%

Thesis Statements
Explain each to the fullest of your knowledge. 20pts each

1.
1. Philosophy of Religion aims to deepen our understanding of certain religious concepts and beliefs as it tries to critically analyze and examine them through the method of philosophical inquiry. Philosophy of religion does not study what we believe but more significantly, subject these beliefs to rigorous rational criticism and assessment.

2. 2. The cosmological argument is widely recognized as a classic major attempt to demonstrate and prove the existence of God by an appeal to human reason alone. Having its basis on the indisputable fact of our experience with the sensible world, it is known in philosophical parlance as an example of an a posteriori proof or argument for God.

3. 3. St. Anselm claims to derive the existence of God from the concept of a being than which no greater can be conceived. St. Anselm reasoned that, if such a being fails to exist, then a greater being—namely, a being than which no greater can be conceived, and which exists—can be conceived. But this would be absurd: nothing can be greater than a being than which no greater can be conceived. So a being than which no greater can be conceived—i.e., God—exists.

4. Pascal’s Wager

	God exists	God does not exist
Wager for God	Infinite Gain	Finite Loss
Wager against God	Infinite Loss	Finite Gain

5. “Mom, who made the universe?” It’s God darling!”
But, mommy, who made God?” (A conversation between a mother and her child)

Group Activity in Philosophy 104 - Pascal's Wager

2009-05-02T10:33:00.000+08:00

Group Activity (same grouping) in Philosophy 104

First Activity
On a sheet of pad paper explain the table below:
1. What does it mean to have infinite gain, if you make a wager that God exists?
2. What does it mean to have finite loss if in the end, God does not exist? What are these finite losses? Cite examples.
3. What does it mean to have infinite loss, if you make a wager against God?
4. What does it mean to have finite gain, if in the end God does not exist? What is this finite gain? Cite examples.

Second Activity
- Among the examples that you have provided for the First Activity, choose 1 example and present this to the class in the form of a role play. Presentation will be on Tuesday, May 5.

Remedial Exams in Philo 104

2009-03-12T14:52:00.000+08:00

A remedial exams will be offered at 3PM tomorrow, (March 13, 2009) at LRC 307. The remedial exams will be an ORAL EXAMS. The coverage for the exams is the thesis statements given in the Final Exams. Please avail of the remedial exams especially for those who failed.

I'll also be available for consultation.

FINAL GRADES IN PHILOSOPHY 104

2009-03-12T08:21:00.000+08:00

Philo 104 K
ID#	1QTR	2QTR	FE	FINAL EXAM	FINAL GRADE
'056242	90	86	39	87	87
'056280	94	90		92	92
'056020	89	82	43	92	88
'041843	WF				WF
'040880	83	86	36	83	84
'041044	74	73	37	84	77
'030237	74	78	17	69	75
'056790	91	85	36	83	86
'056433					WF
'057129	90	87	35	82	86
'041143	84	83	32	78	82
'056466	93	90		91	91
'056471	93	89		91	91
'056110	93	88		91	91
'056116	94	86		90	90
'041177		88
'056800	86	82	43	92	86
'056789	81	72	46	95	83
'056563	90	89		90	90
'041842	71	81			76
'041255	72	65			69
'070940	74	86			80
'056211	96	92		94	94
'056219	93	91		92	92
'990777	WF				WF

Philo 104 B
ID#	1QTR	2QTR	FE	FINAL EXAM	FINAL GRADE
'056243	79	80	20	70	76
'056792	91	87	48	98	92
'056244	86	89	46	95	90
'056308	89	86	48	98	91
'056682	84	82	36	83	83
'056680	87	91	46	95	91
'056688	92	87		90	90
'056679	90	87	46	95	91
'056322	89	91		90	90
'056315	77	85	32	78	80
'056298	93	87		90	90
'056659	86	82	42	90	86
'056034	92	89		90	90
'056699	93	88		90	90
'056693	95	89		92	92
'056691	89	87	39	87	87
'056354	91	93		92	92
'041395	92	86	50	100	93
'056080	87	73	38	85	82
'056449	91	89		90	90
'056087	87	87	48	98	91
'056490	91	86	46	95	91
057110	80	85		78	81
'056531	92	90		91	91
'056137	93	87		90	90
'056539	88	88	43	92	89
'056943	85	86	36	83	85
'056564	90	88	50	100	93
'041446	92	88		90	90
'056145	93	91		92	92
'041725	75
'056168	87	89	48	98	91
'056602	81	92	50	100	91
'056582	94	86		90	90
'056590	93	93		93	93
'056583	84	87	46	95	89
'056181	95	95		95	95
'056654	90	86	46	95	90
'056196	91	84	34	80	85
'056623	87	91	46	95	91
'070888	79	76	39	87	81
'056634	93	87		90	90
'056208	91	88		90	90
'056228	85	80	38	85	83
'056640	89	89	41	89	89

Philo 104 Q
ID#	1QTR	2QTR	FINAL EXAM	FINAL GRADE
'041333	68	65
'056245	93	82	79	85
'040998	69	76	75	73
'060992	78	91	94	88
'056965	83	90	83	85
'056312	84	81	83	83
'056311	90	91	91	91
'056685	85	82	80	82
'056891	75	82	84	80
'010156	68	67	83	73
'056331	78	87	88	84
'056816	90	90	90	90
'056780	90	89	90	90
'056720	96	87	91	91
'056041	86	85	89	86
'056969	97	93	95	95
'056079	68	64		WF
'020389	70	64	85	73
'056856	88	88	98	91
'056493	85	76	93	85
'041167	70	77	88	78
'056117	87	87	100	91
'056529	94	92	93	93
'056506	68	69	79	72
'041211	70	71	89	77
'030537	72	85	100	86
'056551	92	86	100	93
'056755	90	89	90	90
'056158	79	82	92	84
'030388	75	68
'056578	77	84	79	80
'056915	83	83	75	80
'056172	72	80	79	77
'056818	97	91	94	94
'056605	81	83	92	85
'056840	82	91	73	82
'020738	73	73	67	71
'030585	77	84	72	78
'056633	60			WF
'056814	75	81	73	76
'056645	81	82	72	78
'056644	86	78	94	86
'056239	82	81	90	84

Additional Exemptions in Philo 104 K

2009-03-10T09:09:00.000+08:00

For those whose average is 90 and above are exempted from taking the final exams.

Philo 104 K
ID#	1QTR	RP1	Q	Q%	RP2	GW	RP3	2QTR	AVE
'056242	90	88	15	85	83	84	88	86	88
'056280	94	90	20	100	87	85	90	90	92
'056020	89	90	0	60	87	85	88	82	85
'041843	WF								WF
'040880	83	88	12	75	88	90	90	86	85
'041044	74	83		60	83	60	80	73	73
'030237	74	87	10	72	83	60	88	78	76
'056790	91	88	12	75	84	90	90	85	88
'056433									WF
'057129	90	86	15	85	88	87	90	87	88
'041143	84	85	12	75	83	84	87	83	84
'056466	93	90	18	94	87	87	90	90	91
'056471	93	88	18	94	88	87	90	89	91
'056110	93	85	18	94	87	86	90	88	91
'056116	94	90	12	75	88	85	93	86	90
'041177
'056800	86	90	15	85	83	60	90	82	84
'056789	81	60		60	87	60	93	72	76
'056563	90	86	18	94	87	90	89	89	90
'041842	71	90		60	83	85	88	81	76
'041255	72	60		60	87	60	60	65	69
'070940	74	83	15	85	87	85	88	86	80
'056211	96	90	20	100	88	90	90	92	94
'056219	93	90	20	100	88	87	90	91	92
'990777	WF								WF

Exemptions in Philo 104 Q

2009-03-08T14:20:00.000+08:00

For those whose average is 90 and above are exempted from taking the final exams.

Philo 104 Q
ID#	1QTR	GW	RP2	Q	Q%	RP1	OE	2QTR	AVE
'041333	68	60	60		60	83	60	65	66
'056245	93	60	88	8	88	88	88	82	88
'040998	69	90	78	4	68	60	83	76	72
'060992	78	90	90	10	100	90	87	91	85
'056965	83	90	90	10	100	87	84	90	87
'056312	84	90	60	8	88	83	85	81	83
'056311	90	83	90	10	100	87	95	91	91
'056685	85	90	60	10	100	83	75	82	83
'056891	75	82	88	5	72	85	84	82	79
'010156	68	60	60	7	72	60	84	67	68
'056331	78	90	90	7	81	82	90	87	82
'056816	90	83	88	10	100	87		90	90
'056780	90	82	88	10	100	87	90	89	90
'056720	96	90	60	10	100	93	90	87	91
'056041	86	83	87	8	88	83	83	85	85
'056969	97	90	93	10	100	90		93	95
'056079	68	60	60		60	82	60	64	66
'020389	70	60	60	7	81	60	60	64	67
'056856	88	90	90	8	88	88	84	88	88
'056493	85	83	60	8	88	60	90	76	81
'041167	70	90	85	3	66	60	85	77	73
'056117	87	83	87	10	100	80	85	87	87
'056529	94	83	90	10	100	95		92	93
'056506	68	60	84	0	60	60	80	69	68
'041211	70	60	60	3	66	84	85	71	71
'030537	72	83	88	8	88	82	84	85	78
'056551	92	90	87	7	81	85	88	86	89
'056755	90	80	90	10	100	87	90	89	90
'056158	79	83	85	5	72	85	83	82	80
'030388	75	83	60		60	60	75	68	71
'056578	77	80	87	8	88	83	83	84	81
'056915	83	60	87	9	95	84	88	83	83
'056172	72	80	85	5	72	80	82	80	76
'056818	97	82	88	10	100	95		91	94
'056605	81	80	90	6	75	85	84	83	82
'056840	82	90	88	10	100	87	88	91	86
'020738	73	60	84	0	60	83	80	73	73
'030585	77	82	95	5	72	83	87	84	81
'056633	60
'056814	75	80	85	7	81	83	75	81	78
'056645	81	82	87	8	88	83	70	82	82
'056644	86	60	85	6	75	82	88	78	82
'056239	82	80	90	7	81	83	70	81	82

Exemptions in Philo 104B

2009-03-08T14:15:00.000+08:00

For those whose AVERAGE is 90 and above are exempted from taking the final exams.

Philo 104 B
ID#	1st QTR	RP1	Q	Q%	GW1	RP2	RP3	2QTR	AVE
'056243	79	83	8	68	88	80		80	79
'056792	91	90	13	79	87	88	90	87	89
'056244	86	87	15	85	88	88	95	89	87
'056308	89	85	12	75	88	85	95	86	87
'056682	84	60	15	85	88	88		80	82
'056680	87	87	20	100	88	90		91	89
'056688	92	87	15	85	87	88		87	90
'056679	90	86	15	85	88	85	93	87	89
'056322	89	90	20	100	88	85		91	90
'056315	77	86	14	82	88	85		85	81
'056298	93	88	15	85	87	88		87	90
'056659	86	60	13	79	90	84		78	82
'056034	92	88	18	94	88	85		89	90
'056699	93	88	15	85	88	90		88	90
'056693	95	87	18	94	88	87		89	92
'056691	89	86	15	85	88	84		86	87
'056354	91	93	20	100	88	90		93	92
'041395	92	90	10	72	90	84	93	86	89
'056080	87	85	0	60	88	60		73	80
'056449	91	85	18	94	88	87		89	90
'056087	87	90	15	85	87	85	90	87	87
'056490	91	85	18	85	90	85		86	88
057110	80		10			85		85
'056531	92	86	20	100	88	87		90	91
'056137	93	95	13	79	88	85		87	90
'056539	88	88	15	85	90	88	87	88	88
'056943	85	87	14	82	88	85		86	85
'056564	90	88	15	85	88	90	90	88	89
'041446	92	87	14	82	88	88	93	88	90
'056145	93	93	18	94	88	90		91	92
'041725	75
'056168	87	87	18	94	87	88	90	89	88
'056602	81	93	20	100	88	86		92	86
'056582	94	85	15	85	88	87		86	90
'056590	93	90	20	100	90	90		93	93
'056583	84	87	15	85	88	88		87	86
'056181	95	95	20	100	90	93		95	95
'056654	90	87	12	75	90	90	86	86	88
'056196	91	60	15	85	87	88		80	85
'056623	87	90	20	100	88	85		91	89
'070888	79	87		60	60	84		73	76
'056634	93	88	15	85	88	85		87	90
'056208	91	90	14	82	88	85	95	88	90
'056228	85	60	15	85	88	84		79	82
'056640	89	87	18	94	87	87	88	89	89

2nd Quarter Grades and Exemptions in Philo 104K

2009-03-03T09:46:00.000+08:00

Philo 104 K
ID#	1QTR	RP2	Q	Q%	RP2	GW	2QTR	AVE
'056242	90	88	15	85	83	84	85	87
'056280	94	90	20	100	87	85	91	92
'056020	89	90	0	60	87	85	81	85
'041843	WF							WF
'040880	83	88	12	75	88	90	85	84
'041044	74	83		60	83	60	72	73
'030237	74	87	10	72	83	60	76	75
'056790	91	88	12	75	84	90	84	87
'056433								WF
'057129	90	86	15	85	88	87	87	88
'041143	84	85	12	75	83	84	82	83
'056466	93	90	18	94	87	87	90	91
'056471	93	88	18	94	88	87	89	91
'056110	93	85	18	94	87	86	88	90
'056116	94	90	12	75	88	85	85	89
'041177								WF
'056800	86	90	15	85	83	60	80	83
'056789	81	60		60	87	60	67	74
'056563	90	86	18	94	87	90	89	90
'041842	71	90		60	83	85	80	75
'041255	72	60		60	87	60	67	69
'070940	74	83	15	85	87	85	85	79
'056211	96	90	20	100	88	90	92	94
'056219	93	90	20	100	88	87	91	92
'990777	WF							WF

2009-01-14T12:13:00.000+08:00

Philosophy 104

Thesis Statements
Explain each.

1. Philosophy of Religion aims to deepen our understanding of certain religious concepts and beliefs as it tries to critically analyze and examine them through the method of philosophical inquiry. Philosophy of religion does not study what we believe but more significantly, subject these beliefs to rigorous rational criticism and assessment.

2. The cosmological argument is widely recognized as a classic major attempt to demonstrate and prove the existence of God by an appeal to human reason alone. Having its basis on the indisputable fact of our experience with the sensible world, it is known in philosophical parlance as an example of an a posteriori proof or argument for God.

3. According to the third way, “we cannot but admit the existence of some being having of itself its own necessity, and not receiving it from another, but rather causing others their necessity.” This being “all men speak of as God.”

4. “The series of movers cannot go on to infinity. It has to stop somewhere. There’s got to be a prime mover which is moved by no other. “

5. “Mom, who made the universe?” It’s God darling!”
But, mommy, who made God?” (A conversation between a mother and her child)

2006-06-13T09:45:00.000+08:00

COURSE OUTLINE IN PHILO 104

A. Course Code

Subject Philosophy of Religion
Semester/AY 1st Semester 2006-2007
College College of Liberal Arts
Ateneo de Zamboanga University
Department Philosophy Department
991-0871 loc 2241
Instructor Emir V. Epino
Philosophy Department
991-0871 loc 2241
epinoemiv@central.adzu.edu.ph

B. Course Description

This course will deal with Philosophy of Religion emphasizing the different belief system that we have in our relationship with God. This course will also tackle the different proofs of God’s existence and the criticism raised against this existence by some atheist philosophers. Further exploring possible routes to the knowledge of God through the various qualities attributed to God.

C. Course Objective

1. To know the proofs of God’s existence.
2. To conceptualize one’s own judgement about the existence of God.
3. To liberate our selves from religious narrowness that restricts us and thus, being given the power to live in a new and deeper way.

D. Course Requirement

1. Attendance
2. Reflection Papers
3. Photocopy of the different articles

E. Course References

Klemke, E.D. et al., “Philosophy, The Basic Issues” ( New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1990)
Moga, Michael D. SJ, “The Search for the True Religion” ( Makati City: St. Pauls, 1996)
Tillman, Frank, et al., “ Introductory Philosophy” ( New York: Harper & Row, 1971)
Mitchell, Helen Buss, “ Roots of Wisdom” (California: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1996)
Compilation on Philosophy of Religion by Fr. DJ Delos Reyes, SJ.

F. Course Outline

Topics

I.Introduction
A. Atheism
B. Deism
C. Pantheism and Panentheism
D. Theism
E. Monotheism & Polytheism
F. Anthropomorphism
II. Proofs of God’s Existence
A. Descriptions of ReligiousExperience
1. Rudolf Otto
2. Mircea Eliade
3. John Smith
B. Knowledge based on Reason
1. Ontological Argument of Anselm
2. Five Proofs for the Existence of God by Thomas Aquinas
3. William Paley: The Watch and The Watchmaker
C. Pascal’s Wager
D. The Moral Argument for the Existence of God by Immanuel Kant

Midterm Examination

IV. Critics of the Proofs of God’s Existence
- Defense of Atheism by Ernest Nagel
V. Traditional Images of God
A. God as Eternal
B. God as Omnipotent and Omniscient
C. God as good
D. God as the Source of Truth
E. God as Lawgiver
F. God as the Loving Father
VII. Film Viewing

Final Examination

2005-06-24T16:36:00.000+08:00

Wanting God

A hermit was meditating by a river when a young man interrupted him.
"Master, I wish to become your disciple," said the man.
"Why?" replied the hermit.
The young man thought for a moment. "Because I want to find God."
The master jumped up, grabbed him by the scruff of his neck, dragged him into the river, and plunged his head under water. After holding him there for a minute, with him kicking and struggling to free himself, the master finally pulled him up out of the river. The young man coughed up water and gasped to get his breath.
When he eventually quieted down, the master spoke. "Tell me, what did you want most of all when you were under water."
"Air!" answered the man.
"Very well," said the master. "Go home and come back to me when you want God as much as you just wanted air."