PHI 245: Eastern Philosophy

SYLLABUS:

• PHI 245 Introduction to Eastern Philosophy -- Available the next time this class is taught

PRESENTATION SCHEDULE:

• PHI 234AA, SPRING 20XX - MWF 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. (Sect. #) -- Available the next time this class is taught

COURSE NOTES:

• Lecture 1:  Introduction to (Eastern) Philosophy

PAPER ASSIGNMENTS (and ABBREVIATION GUIDE FOR GRADING):

• First Paper Assignment -- Available when Dr. Y announces in class.

• Second Paper Assignment -- Available when Dr. Y announces in class.

• Third Paper Assignment -- Available when Dr. Y announces in class.

• Grading Legend -- Explanations for the abbreviations on your graded papers

ADVICE ON WRITING PAPERS:

• Dr. Y's Checklist for Philosophy Papers

• Writing Philosophy 245 Papers

• Dr. Y's Good Paper Sample

• Dr. Y's Bad Paper Sample

• Dr. Y's Grammar Corner

• Dr. Y's Example of a Poor Introduction to your Paper (and why it is poor)

• FIX: How to cite passages in your papers

PRESENTATION GUIDELINES AND EXAMPLES:

• General Guidelines on the Elements of a Presentation for PHI 245

• PHI 245, Example of a Presentation: The Rig Veda

ARTICLE SUMMARY GUIDELINES:

• PHI 245 Passage Summary Guidelines

• This is a template of how to write the first Passage Summary

• Article Summary Grading Scale(s)

OPTIONAL COURSE MATERIAL (Only Look at and/or Print This Stuff If You're Interested in It):

• Why Philosophy is Valuable, Getting a Career in Philosophy, Philosophy Major Salaries, and otherwise Intelligent People Who Bash (or Have Bashed) Philosophy and/or Philosophers

• Dr. Y's "The Importance of Philosophy: Why does philosophy matter? Why bother with it?"

• Dr. Y's List of Fallacies -- A whole bunch of fallacies: Don't commit these and point them out when others do!

• Why Are There So Few Female Philosophers in my PHI 245 Textbook? (This was written for PHI 101, but is still rather relevant here)

• A List of Terms in the Isvarakrsna's (Isvara Krishna's) Samkhya Karika reading (pp. 52-59)

• A Primer of Indian Logic, for the Anambhatta reading (pp. 70-80)

• Many Hindu texts: Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, Vedantas, and more!

• Basic Teachings and History of Buddhism

• Some Buddhist Concepts and Terms, compiled by Dr. Y

• The First Buddhist Writings Online (The Tipitaka: The Vinaya, The Pitaka, and the Abhidhamma)

• Questions of King Milinda (A very philosophical Buddhist writing)

• Manual of Zen Buddhism, by D.T. Suzuki

• Nirvana/Nibbana quotations in early Buddhism (from Access to Insight)

• Passages about the Unconditioned (expressed or implied), compiled by Dr. Y

• Buddhist Publication Society's Wheel Publications: Buddhist Writings by various authors

• A Pronunciation List of Terms in Chinese

• Optional Extra Credit Assignment -- Available when Dr. Y announces in class.