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PHILOSOPHY 307 - PHILOSOPHIES OF
INDIA
CLASS
SYLLABUS
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SPRING
2010 | ||
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Section |
Meeting Times |
Location |
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Tu, Th: 9:30AM to 10:45AM |
LA1-304 |
Texts:
Radhakrishnan, A
Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy
Zimmer, Philosophies of
India
Multiple readings
available from CSULB Library eReserves
General:
This course will trace
the core of Indian Philosophy from the dawn of history, through the development
of the orthodox and heterodox traditions, to the emergence of the great medieval
schools.
Objectives:
Students will be able
to discuss, interpret and apply the concepts and arguments associated with the
major issues in Indian philosphy. As the goal of Indian
philosophy is to experience the teachings in real life, each student will
undertake some practical discipline or practice, suitable to his/her temperament
and life situation, which will afford the student a personal experience of what
Indian philosophy is about.
Course Outline:
Unit
1. Introductory: Time;
Maya; East vs. West;
Aims of Life; Orthodox vs.
Heterodox
Unit 2. Vedic Period: The
Vedas; The Upanishads
Unit
3. Early Post-Vedic Period: Shankya;
Yoga; Bhagavad-Gita; Early
Buddhism;
Unit
4. Age of the Systems: Later
Buddhism; Charvaka;
Nyaya; Vaisheshika; Advaita
Vedanta
Grading:
There will be exam midterm exam
worth 33%, a practical application project worth 33%, and a cumulative
two-hour final exam worth 34%. The project will require the submission of
two papers, a proposal/justification (1-2 pages) and a summary/analysis of
results (6-8 pages). Except for documented, serious and compelling
reasons, no make-up exams will be given. A grading curve
will be applied at the end of the semester, with extra-credit awarded for active
and effective classroom participation.
Attendance
Policy:
Attendance at all
meetings is
mandatory.
Absences due to illness, death in the family, or participation in
university-sponsored events may be excused if a student provides
timely documentation. Accumulation of three weeks of
unexcused
absences will
result in a grade of “F”. Attendance will be
taken at the beginning of each meeting. Late arrivals are
responsible for checking in before
leaving class that same day . Failure to check
in by
the end of class will be considered an unexcused absence.
Plagiarism/Cheating:
Students should read
the university policy on Cheating and Plagiarism in the CSULB
Catalog. Penalties for these offenses include “a failing final grade”
and “possible probation, suspension, or
expulsion.”
Accommodation:
It is the
student’s responsibility to notify the instructor in advance of the need for
accommodation of a university-verified disability.
Withdrawal:
Standard university policies apply. See
CSULB Catalog.
Standard university policies apply. See CSULB
Catalog.
PHILOSOPHY 307 - PHILOSOPHIES OF
INDIA
READING
ASSIGNMENTS
Texts:
Radhakrishnan, A
Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy
Zimmer, Philosophies of
India
Multiple readings
available from CSULB Library eReserves
Unit
1. Introductory
Wk#1: Radhakrishnan, General
Introduction, pp.
xvii-xxxi
eRes, Personal
Beliefs (Palmquist)
eRes, The Four Yogas, (Vedanta Society)
Wk#2:
eRes, Domestication and the Dream of
the Planet
(Ruiz)
eRes, Eternity and Time
(Zimmer)
Zimmer, Meeting of East and West, pp.
1-47
Wk#3:
Zimmer, Foundations of…, pp. 48-83; Success, Sec:
4,5, pp. 105-118; Pleasure and Duty, pp.
140-177
Unit 2. Vedic
Period
Wk#4:
Radhakrishnan, The Vedas, Sec:
Intro., 2,3,4, pp.
3-5,16-31
Zimmer, Veda, pp.
333-355
Wk#5
PROJECT PROPOSALS
DUE: FIRST MEETING OF WEEK 5
Radhakrishnan, The Upanishads, Sec: Intro.,3-6,, pp.
37-39,
42-56
Zimmer, Upanishad, pp. 355-378
Wk#6:
Radhakrishnan,
The Upanishads, Sec: 9,, pp. 64-76
Unit
3. Early Post-Vedic Period
Wk#7:
Radhakrishnan, Shankya,
Yoga, Examine pp.
424-485
Zimmer, Shankya-Yoga, pp. 280-332
Wk#8:
Radhakrishnan,
The Bhagavad-Gita, Sec: 1-9: pp.
102-134
Zimmer, Bhagavad-Gita, pp. 378-409
Wk#9:
Radhakrishnan, The
Bhagavad-Gita, Sec: 10-18: pp. 135-164
Wk#10: MIDTERM EXAM: FIRST MEETING OF WEEK
10
Wk#11:
Radhakrishnan, Hinayana, Sec: 1-5, 7.1-7.3: pp.
272-288,
292-295
Zimmer, Buddhism, Sec: 1, pp. 464-487
Unit
4. Age of the
Systems
Wk#12:
Radhakrishnan, Mahayana, Examine pp.
340-346
Zimmer, Buddhism, Sec: 2-5, pp.
488-559
Wk#13:
Radhakrishnan, Intro. to Orthodox Systems, pp.
349-355; Charvaka, Nyaya, Vaisheshika , Examine pp. 227-249,
356-423
Wk#14:
Radhakrishnan, Non-Dualism of Shankara, Examine pp.
506-543
Zimmer, Vedanta,, pp.
409-463
Wk#15
PROJECT RESULTS DUE: FIRST MEETING OF WEEK 15
FINAL EXAM: See Final Exam
Schedule
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WEEKLEY CALENDAR, S '10 |
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Week 1 |
01/25 - 01/29 |
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Week 2 |
02/01 - 02/05 |
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Week 3 |
02/08 - 02/12 |
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Week 4 |
02/15 - 02/19 |
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Week 5 |
02/22 - 02/26 |
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Week 6 |
03/01 - 03/05 |
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Week 7 |
03/08 - 03/12 |
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Week 8 |
03/15 - 03/19 |
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Week 9 |
03/22 - 03/26 |
Spring Break: 03/28 - 04/02 | |
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Week 10 |
04/03 - 04/09 |
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Week 11 |
04/12 - 04/16 |
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Week 12 |
04/19 - 04/23 |
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Week 13 |
04/26 - 04/30 |
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Week 14 |
05/03 - 05/07 |
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Week 15 |
05/10 - 05/14 |
PROF.
WEINSTEIN'S FURLOUGH DAYS, SPRING 2010
Friday, January
29
Tuesday, February 9
Monday, February 15
Wednesday, March 10
Friday, March 26 - Campus Closed
Thursday, April 15
Wednesday, April 21 - Campus Closed
Thursday, May 6 - Campus Closed
Friday, May 14