Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Eastern Philosophy II: Classical Indian Philosophy

PHIL 3707  Eastern Philosophy II: Classical Indian Philosophy

Prerequisites:

PHIL 1115

Antirequisites:

PHIL 2705

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This course explores the early Indian philosophical tradition, beginning with the Poet-Seers' visionary quest for Insight, as portrayed in the earliest Indian text, the Rg Veda. The epistemology, metaphysics and socio-political views of the Yogic, Buddhist and Brahmanical schools is then examined. This course may be credited towards Religions and Cultures.