Course Exam
180055 VO-L Indian ways of thinking: Acting according to Yoga (2012W)
Patañjali, Aurobindo, Rig-Veda
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03.03.2013
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Examination topics
Lecture of the seminar holder. Every meeting will start with a student presentation (up to 10 minutes) that reviews the main points of the last meeting. Though the course is a lecture, there will be space for discussion.
You will find the literature that will be discussed in each meeting on our moodle internet plattform so that you can prepare yourself before the course takes place by reading the relevant texts in advance. (Moodle administration: Elisabeth Schäfer)
You will find the literature that will be discussed in each meeting on our moodle internet plattform so that you can prepare yourself before the course takes place by reading the relevant texts in advance. (Moodle administration: Elisabeth Schäfer)
Assessment and permitted materials
At the end of the semester, there will be a written examination. The exact date will be announced at the beginning of June. About 13 students can also give a presentation (10 minutes) during the seminar that repeats the main points of the unit before. Those students must submit, in addition, a written version of their presentations (about 7 pages). The dates for these presentations will be fixed during the first meeting.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
1. Introduction into Indian Philosophies.
2. Close reading of two classical Indian texts (Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali, Rig-Veda)
3. Close reading of a contemporary Indian philosopher (Aurobindo)
4. Comparison of Indian and Western Philosophies.
At the end of this course the students should be able to recognize main traits of Indian Philosophies and get a close insight into three major texts of the history of Indien Philosophies (Patañjali, Aurobindo, Rig-Veda).
2. Close reading of two classical Indian texts (Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali, Rig-Veda)
3. Close reading of a contemporary Indian philosopher (Aurobindo)
4. Comparison of Indian and Western Philosophies.
At the end of this course the students should be able to recognize main traits of Indian Philosophies and get a close insight into three major texts of the history of Indien Philosophies (Patañjali, Aurobindo, Rig-Veda).
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