World Philosophy

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to philosophical traditions outside of the European canon. Students explore various Non-European approaches to philosophical problems and compare these with each other and with European approaches. Texts may include ancient, modern, or contemporary writing from African, Asian, Native American, and European philosophers. Topics may include personal identity, life after death, how we ought to act, what constitutes a good human life, the nature of reality, and what we can know. The overarching goals of this course are for students to study some of the “big questions” in philosophy from a non-Eurocentric approach and to learn about similarities and differences in philosophical views across world traditions. Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed