Introduction to Asian Philosophy credit:

3 Hours

Investigation of some of the most influential philosophical movements and texts of India and China: the Vedas, Upanishads, Buddhism, Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism, and other texts and movements. Of particular focus is how these traditions answer philosophical questions such as what is the good life? How should society be structured? What is knowledge? Is all knowledge relative? What is the nature of reality? What is the individual’s relationship to society or the environment?.