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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Fall 2024 |
| Registration ID | PHILH104A001 |
| Course Title | Global Wisdom |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Philosophy |
| Instructor | Gangadean,Ashok K |
| Times and Days | TTh 02:30pm-03:55pm
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| Room Location | GST101 |
| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2509 A critical exploration of classic texts from diverse philosophical traditions in a global context. This course seeks to cultivate a global perspective in philosophy and brings classical texts from diverse philosophical worlds into global dialogue. One aim is to help students to appreciate global patterns in rationality across traditions and to gain a critical understanding of common ground and significant differences in diverse wisdom traditions. Readings include Bhagavad-Gita, Dhamapada, Plato's Phaedo, and Descartes's Meditations. A course in Global Philosophy, not for major or minor credit.; Enrollment Limit: 25 (5 seats reserved for freshmen) Div: III; Approach: Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC), Inquiry into the Past (IP); Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: HU, A) |
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