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2017-2018 University Bulletin 
    
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PHIL 315 - Philosophical Traditions of Asia

3 hours
This course aims to introduce the student to the core claims, concepts, and historical progress of the diverse philosophical traditions of Asia. The course will pay special attention to how competing claims interacted over time and how those interactions gave rise to new claims and positions. Special attention will be paid to the interactions between early Indian Vedic traditions and early forms of Buddhism, as well as the interaction between Confucianism and Daoism. The course, will end by showing how these four traditions interacted to give rise to the Chan and Zen philosophical traditions.

Prerequisite(s): One philosophy course or permission of the instructor.

This course will satisfy the philosophy core area requirement



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