PHL 399H & BI
407H
Science & Religion
Syllabus
| Dates | Topic | Required Readings | Assignment & Due Date |
| Jan 5 & 7 Week 1 |
Introduction; 17th-18th cent. Science & Religion |
Barbour, Intro., Ch. 1 | Team formation 1/7 |
| Jan 12 & 14 Week 2 |
18th-19th cent. Science & Religion |
Barbour, chs. 2 & 3; The Origin of Species: Intro, Ch. 1, & Ch. 15, Recapit & Conclusion, pp. 384-408 The Beak of the Finch: Epilogue, pp. 294-303 ,"God & Galapagos" |
Outline of week 1 reading 1/12 - 25 pts |
| Jan 19 & 21 Week 3 |
Religion and the Methods of Science | Barbour, Part II; Minikoff & Baker, Ch. 1 Kuhn, Preface & Ch. 1-4 Weiner, Part 1 |
Week 1 & 2 journal Outline of week 2 readings |
| Jan 26 & 28 Week 4 |
The Nature of Religion and the Fact of Religious Pluralism | Cannon, chs. 1-4 (Optional readings from each of several religious traditions, both for developing basic understanding and for exploring the following topics will be made available to student teams.) |
Contact interviewees 1/26 Form new teams 1/26 Written exam - take-home part due at 8 AM on 2/1/9 1/28 - 250 pts New team selects a religious tradition to explore & represent in relation to topics in weeks 5 - 10. 1/28 |
| Feb 2, 4, 9 & 11 Weeks 5 & 6 |
Cosmology in Scientific and Religious Perspectives | Barbour, ch 7 & 8; Origin of the Universe |
Week 3 & 4 journal 2/2 - 12.5 pts Draft of science section of "Cosmology" team paper 2/11 - 75 pts |
| Feb 16, 18, 23 & 25 Weeks 7 & 8 |
Evolution in Scientific and Religious Perspectives | Barbour, Ch 9 ,10, & 11; The Beak of the Finch, Parts 2 & 3, pp. 115-293 |
Week 5 & 6 journal 2/16 - 12.5 pts Draft of science section of "Evolution" team paper 2/25 - 75 pts |
| March 2, 4, 9 & 11 Weeks 9 & 10 |
Natural Evil in Scientific and Religious Perspectives: Antibiotic Resistance Pathogens | Barbour, pp. 300-304 & ch 12; The Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance Containment of Antibiotic Resistance Time's Arrow of Disease; The Coming Plague, Ch.13; The Hot Zone |
Week 7 & 8 journal 3/2 - 12.5 pts Draft of science section of "Antibiotic Resistance" team paper 3/9 - 75 pts student journal 3/11 - 50 pts student paper 3/11- 200 pts team presentation 3/11 - 175 pts |
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