Religions and Cultures - Eastern Philosophy I: Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen

PHIL 3706  Eastern Philosophy I: Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen

Prerequisites:

PHIL 1116 and PHIL 1117

Antirequisites:

PHIL 2705

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This course explores the three major Asian philosophical traditions: Confucianism, Taoism and Zen. Although these three traditions are dealt with separately, some time is spent on considering how they intersect in matters of epistemology, metaphysics and socio-political thought. This course may be credited towards Religions and Cultures.