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180152 SE Intercultural Philosophy and Cultural Hermeneutics (2011W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Continuous assessment of course work

Di. 29.11./6.12./13.12./10.1./17.1. von 9.00 bis 11.00 Uhr pünktlich im HS 2 H.
Fr. 2.12./9.12./16.12./13.1./20.1./ von 10.00 bis 12.00 Uhr pünktlich im HS 2 H. Am 20.1. von 14.00-16.30 Uhr im HS 2 H pünktlich.

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 45 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of the course is to discuss the main problems and methods of comparative philosophy. How do interpretation, criticism, and evaluation work across traditions? Can one understand a form of life that one does not participate in? Critical comparison of Aristotelian, Confucian, and Buddhist philosophies, especially ethics.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular attendance, participation in seminar discussions, oral presentations with handout, written version of presentations, term paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Discussion of texts and student presentations.

Reading list

Owen Flanagan, The Bodhisattva’s Brain: Buddhism Naturalized (MIT Press); P.J. Ivanhoe and B. Van Norden, Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy; W. Rahula, What the Buddha Taught.

Association in the course directory

BA M 8.1

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