PHIL3035
Philosophy of Eastern Religion
10 Units 3000 Level Course
Available in 2013
| Callaghan Campus |
Semester 2 |
Previously offered in 2012, 2011
This course examines Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism from a 'religion as organism' perspective: focusing on their organically intertwined histories, their capacity for adapting to their changing environments and the changing needs of the people to whom they have ministered, and the interactive roles that reason and emotion have played in their evolution as belief systems.
| Objectives |
(1) Impart to students knowledge of the three religions in question: their histories, doctrines and philosophies; the influence they have had on each other's histories, doctrines and philosophies, the various means by which they have dealt with the human predicament, and the light they shed on the nature of human nature.
(2) Develop students' analytical, written and oral presentation skills. |
| Content |
Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism: their histories, doctrines and philosophies; the influence they have had on each other's histories, doctrines and philosophies, the various means by which they have dealt with the human predicament, and the light they shed on the nature of human nature. |
| Replacing Course(s) |
PHIL3990 |
| Transition |
Students who have completed PHIL3990 will not be eligible to enrol in PHIL3035. |
| Industrial Experience |
0 |
| Assumed Knowledge |
At least 20 units of PHIL or RELI at 1000 level, or 40 units of any other courses at any level. |
| Modes of Delivery |
Internal Mode |
| Teaching Methods |
Lecture |
| Assessment Items |
| Essays / Written Assignments |
Minor Essay (800-1000 words), 20%
Major Essay (2000 words) 40% |
| Examination: Take Home |
Take-Home Exam (2000 words), 40% |
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| Contact Hours |
Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
| Timetables |
2013 Course Timetables for PHIL3035
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