PHIL 237 - World Philosophies I

An introduction to philosophy in a global context. We will consider the classical philosophical traditions of Greece and Rome, India, China, and Japan. We will be mostly concerned with the great texts of these philosophical traditions and what they have to say about humanity’s perennial questions: What is real? Who am I? What can I know? What is happiness? What is justice? What is the nature of the Divine? How should I live? We will attempt to understand the answers offered to these questions by the great minds and texts of these traditions with some attention to each tradition’s cultural and historical context. We will also compare and contrast the answers provided by each tradition with an eye to what each one has to offer us today for our own quest for wisdom. Partial fulfillment of the Cultural Heritage Requirement.

Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
Attributes: Cultural Heritage I (CH1)