REL-B 414 BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY IN INDIA (3 CR.)
Examines ideas, methods, and practices of seminal importance for Buddhist philosophical traditions in and beyond the Indian subcontinent. Explores how certain Buddhist thinkers have asked and attempted to answer questions regarding the self, reality, knowledge, conduct, and liberation.
1 classes found
Fall 2024
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 30130 | Open | 9:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | MW | ED 1204 | Nance R |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 30130: Total Seats: 10 / Available: 1 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- Above class meets with REL-R552
- COLL (CASE) Global Civ & Culture credit
This course surveys the historical development of Buddhist philosophy in India. We will begin by briefly reviewing some of the basic contours of early Indian Buddhist philosophical reflection. Following this review, we will read and discuss several texts by thinkers of seminal importance to Buddhist tradition, focusing on how these thinkers posed and attempted to answer questions regarding the self, reality, reasoning, knowledge, belief, conduct, and liberation.