VVZ API is not affiliated with ETH Zurich. Data might be outdated or incorrect. Please view the official ETHZ Vorlesungsverzeichnis for binding information.

851-0351-00L 3 Credits DS D-GESS

Philosophy of Religion: Faith and Knowledge According to Kant (University of Zurich)

Religionsphilosophie: Glauben und Wissen nach Kant (Universität Zürich)

No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH as an incoming student. UZH Module Code: 23LB002 Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH:
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:47:51

Abstract

As a classical topic in philosophy of religion, the relation of faith and knowledge provokes a host of question.

Objective

Does (religious) faith stand in opposition to knowledge (as, e.g., represented by modern natural sciences)? Are faith and knowledge located in totally different logical spaces (so that conflict and dialog between them would be meaningless from the outset)? Or are there more nuanced accounts of the relation of (religious) faith, (religious and non-religious) belief and knowledge? And what would such accounts entail for the relation of religion and science? The seminar will discuss these and other questions by critical interpretation of philosophical texts (mainly) from Immanuel Kant’s philosophical oeuvre.

General Information

Language
German
Levels
DS

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
Anmeldemodalitäten, Datum und Ort dieser Leistungskontrolle werden ausschliesslich von der UZH festgelegt.

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
seminar Religionsphilosophie: Glauben und Wissen nach Kant (Universität Zürich)
**Kurs an der Universität Zürich**
  • Wed 16:15-18:00
  • Wed None-None
2 h weekly

Offered In

  • GESS Science in Perspective (Only the topics listed in this paragraph can be chosen as GESS Science in Perspective. Further below you will find the "type B courses Reflections about subject specific methods and content" as well as the language courses. 6 ECTS need to be acquired during the BA and 2 ECTS during the MA Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)