Main Objectives of the Course

Some of these main problems include:

1. How can an understanding and an appreciation of Eastern philosophy be obtained?
2. What are the fundamental philosophic problems of Eastern philosophy?
3. How does Eastern life and thought differ from Occidental life and thought?
4. What is the nature of relation between the Self and the universe?
5. How do Eastern philosophies differ from Eastern religions?
6. Of what does reality consist? How could we know?
7. What should be the goals of life?
8. What can be known about the purpose and meaning of life?

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 world's great philosophies and the use of these concepts in a re-examination of our own philosophies.