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Asian Philosophy: Spring '10 Schedule*

INTRODUCTION
1/25-27 Introduction: Arguments, Philosophy, Expectations, Benefits.
 
INDIAN THOUGHT
2/1-3 The Upanishads
    CAP: Ch. 1
    B&H: Ch. 4, pp. 13-17; Ch. 3, pp. 18-19; Katha, pp. 44-57; Part III, pp. 73-75  
2/8-15 The Dhammapada
    CAP: Ch. 2
    B&H: Dhammapada, pp. 95-117
    Online: The Questions of King Milinda
2/17-24 The Bhagavad Gita
    CAP: Ch. 3
    B&H: Bhagavad Gita, pp. 150-187
3/1 EXAM 1
   
CHINESE THOUGHT
3/3-10 Confucius
    CAP: Ch. 5; LIU: pp. 15-25 & Ch. 1-2
    B&H: Analects, Books: 1, 2, 4-9, 12, 17-18
3/15-17 Mencius
    CAP: Ch. 6; LIU: Ch. 3
    B&H: Book of Mencius, pp. 353-59
    Online: Book of Mencius, Book 7
3/19-28 SPRING BREAK
3/29-4/5 Daoedejing
    CAP: Ch. 7; LIU: Ch. 6
    B&H: Tao-Te Ching, pp. 371-90
4/7 EXAM 2
   
4/12-14 Zhuangzi
    CAP: Ch. 8; LIU: Ch. 7
    B&H: Inner Chapters, 1-7  
4/19-21 Tian-tai School
    LIU: pp. 209-19 & Ch. 11
    Online: Lotus Sutra Selections
 
JAPANESE THOUGHT
4/26 Shinto
4/28-5/10 Zen
    CAP: Ch. 9; LIU: Ch. 12
    B&H: The Platform Sutra, pp. 474-477
    Online: 101 Zen Stories: 14, 26, 31, 32, 35, 78, 80, 89, ; The Gateless Gate: 1, 2, 6, 19, 26, 28, 29, 30, 33
5/12 Catch-up & Review
5/15 S FINAL EXAM
     
* This schedule of readings and assignments is subject to change.

 

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