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Course Syllabus Philosophy 302: Oriental PhilosophyFall, 2000
Oriental Philosophy Website: http://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/index.html I look forward to talking to each of you about our Oriental philosophy course. You are warmly encouraged to stop by my office to discuss classroom lectures, ideas, or problems. If the stated office hours do not fit your schedule, other times can be arranged. Texts Hermann Hesse. Siddhartha. San Francisco: New Directions, 1951. John M. Koller. Oriental Philosophies. New York: Scribners, 1992. One other book of your choice is to be read. A suggested
bibliography is given at the end of this syllabus. The general purpose of this course is to provide an understanding and appreciation of Oriental life and thought. Specific characteristics and fundamental Oriental beliefs and thought are introduced, clarified, and examined in their practical aspects of everyday life. Some of these main problems include: w How can an understanding and an appreciation of
Oriental philosophy be obtained? In this course you will learn how to inquire into some of complex philosophical problems of everyday life and begin to formulate your own philosophy of life. For this task, you will learn some effective methods of inquiry, analysis, and criticism. The central method used in our course is that of shared inquiry. We will learn some of the fundamental concepts of the worlds great philosophies and the use of these concepts in a re-examination of our own philosophies. Philosophy 302, Oriental Philosophy, fulfills the General Education Core Curriculum requirement for Humanities and Global Issues/Non-Western Studies.
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