Indian Philosophy

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We will survey the schools of Indian philosophy. Our concern will be the methods, presuppositions, arguments, and goals of these schools and their trajectories of thought. What were their theories on the nature of the person, the nature of reality (ontology), the nature and process of knowing (epistemology), and the right cognitive habits needed for breaking out of the cycle of birth/rebirth? What were the debates between the schools and the major points of controversy? And, most importantly, are the positions/arguments internally (in)coherent? The class will focus on intellectual cultures outside the United States. It will address in a substantive way ethnic, gender, sexual, philosophical, religious, or other cultural practices outside the United States, to provide students with new perspectives on their own cultural assumptions, traditions, and experiences. It will also address the examines the complexities of socially/humanly constructed categories. Offered as PHIL 221 and RLGN 221 . Counts as a CAS Global & Cultural Diversity course. Counts as a Communication Intensive course. Counts as a Human Diversity & Commonality course. Counts as a Moral & Ethical Reasoning course. Counts as a Understanding Global Perspectives course.