PHIL 113: Introduction to Philosophy: Reason and Religion

Philosophy · 3 credits

Philosophy is the attempt to answer, through rational reflection, the most fundamental questions. In this introductory course, we will explore questions about religion and religious faith. Questions addressed may include, among others: How should we reason about whether there is a God? Who or what is a God, anyway? Could we have good evidence that a miracle happened? Might there be life after death? Does faith conflict with reason? Can it be rational to act on faith? This course will equip you to think through such issues for yourself.

Offered in 22 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

None that Banner enforces.

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (11)

PHIL 310, PHIL 330, PHIL 335, PHIL 345, PHIL 350, PHIL 355, PHIL 360, PHIL 364, PHIL 366, PHIL 367, PHIL 370

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

PHIL 310 Theory of Knowledge I
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (continues on its page)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (continues on its page)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (continues on its page)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (continues on its page)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (continues on its page)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (continues on its page)
- PHIL 410 Theory of Knowledge II (continues on its page)
PHIL 330 Metaphysics I
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
- PHIL 430 Metaphysics II (continues on its page)
PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature
PHIL 350 Political Philosophy
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 366 History of Philosophy: The Rationalists
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 368 History of Philosophy: Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy (continues on its page)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 367 History of Philosophy: The Empiricists
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 350 Political Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 355 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (shown above)
- PHIL 360 Society, Law and Morality (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 368 History of Philosophy: Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy (shown above)
- PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics (shown above)
PHIL 370 History of Philosophy: Special Topics
- PHIL 335 Philosophy of Religion (shown above)
- PHIL 345 Philosophy and Literature (shown above)
- PHIL 364 History of Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy (shown above)

Syllabi and course websites

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Howard-Snyder, Dan	20	Winter 2021 to Spring 2027
Hudson, Hud	14	Winter 2022 to Winter 2026
Howard-Snyder, Frances	8	Spring 2022 to Fall 2025
Lee, Christian	1	Spring 2021

Every offering in the listed terms (43 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	0	23815	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · MH 235	Howard-Snyder, Dan	0/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2027	0	23816	Lecture	MWF 4:00pm-4:50pm · MH 235	Howard-Snyder, Dan	0/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027	0	11908	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · MH 235	Howard-Snyder, Dan	0/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027	0	11909	Lecture	MWF 4:00pm-4:50pm · MH 235	Howard-Snyder, Dan	0/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026	0	41563	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 415	Howard-Snyder, Dan	32/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026	0	41564	Lecture	MWF 4:00pm-4:50pm · BH 415	Howard-Snyder, Dan	29/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	0	20923	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 419	Howard-Snyder, Dan	33/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	0	21828	Lecture	MWF 4:00pm-4:50pm · BH 419	Howard-Snyder, Dan	33/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	0	12136	Lecture	MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · BH 415	Hudson, Hud	42/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	0	12137	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 415	Hudson, Hud	44/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025	0	41716	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-10:50am · BH 415	Howard-Snyder, Frances	43/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025	0	41717	Lecture	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · BH 415	Howard-Snyder, Frances	41/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0	20987	Lecture	MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · BH 415	Hudson, Hud	39/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0	22041	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 415	Hudson, Hud	43/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	0	12424	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-10:50am · BH 415	Howard-Snyder, Frances	42/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	0	12426	Lecture	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · BH 415	Howard-Snyder, Frances	42/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024	0	41877	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 217	Hudson, Hud	41/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024	0	41878	Lecture	MWF 4:00pm-4:50pm · BH 217	Hudson, Hud	36/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	21166	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 415	Howard-Snyder, Dan	36/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	22481	Lecture	MWF 4:00pm-4:50pm · BH 415	Howard-Snyder, Dan	31/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	12982	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 419	Howard-Snyder, Dan	39/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	12984	Lecture	MWF 4:00pm-4:50pm · BH 419	Howard-Snyder, Dan	36/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	42206	Lecture	MWF 12:00pm-12:50pm · HU 102	Hudson, Hud	41/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	42207	Lecture	MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · MH 139	Hudson, Hud	41/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	43853	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 225	Hudson, Hud	43/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	21225	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-10:50am · BH 419	Howard-Snyder, Frances	18/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	22798	Lecture	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · BH 419	Howard-Snyder, Frances	35/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	11154	Lecture	MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · BH 419	Hudson, Hud	45/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	13673	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 419	Howard-Snyder, Dan	37/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	13675	Lecture	MWF 4:00pm-4:50pm · BH 419	Howard-Snyder, Dan	20/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	42461	Lecture	MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · BH 415	Hudson, Hud	41/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	42462	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 415	Hudson, Hud	45/45	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2022	SOL Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	30780	Lecture	TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Howard-Snyder, Dan	10/45	Distance Instr-OnLine
Spring 2022	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	21325	Lecture	F 12:00pm-12:50pm · MH 235 TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Howard-Snyder, Frances	42/45	Hybrid
Spring 2022	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	23330	Lecture	F 11:00am-11:50am · MH 235 TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Howard-Snyder, Frances	24/45	Hybrid
Winter 2022	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	11265	Lecture	MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · BH 419	Hudson, Hud	39/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	13363	Lecture	MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm · BH 419	Hudson, Hud	39/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2021	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	42825	Lecture	TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Howard-Snyder, Dan	42/45	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2021	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	42826	Lecture	TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Howard-Snyder, Dan	38/45	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2021	S01 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	31028	Lecture	TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Howard-Snyder, Dan	7/45	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	21421	Lecture	R 2:00pm-3:15pm · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Lee, Christian	26/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	11344	Lecture	TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Howard-Snyder, Dan	43/45	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021	0 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion	13939	Lecture	TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Howard-Snyder, Dan	38/45	Face to Face Instruction