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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Spring 2025 |
| Registration ID | PHILH342B001 |
| Course Title | Zen Thought in a Global Context |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Philosophy |
| Instructor | Gangadean,Ashok K |
| Times and Days | TTh 11:30am-12:55pm
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2430 This advanced seminar focuses on the development of Zen (Japanese) Buddhism culminating in the work of Nishida and his influential Kyoto School of Zen Philosophy. The background in the Indian origins of Madhyamika dialectic introduced by Nagarjuna is traced through the Zen Master Dogen and into flourishing of the modern Kyoto School founded by Nishida. The seminar focuses in the texts by Dogen and on selected writings in the Kyoto School: Nishida, Nishitani and Abe. The seminar involves intensive discussion of the issues on global context of philosophy. Nishida s thought is developed in dialogue with thinkers such as Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, Hegel, Husserl, Sartre and Heidegger, Nagarjuna and others. A course in Global Philosophy, not for major or minor credit.; Prerequisite(s): An Intro Phil course (100 series) and either 241 (Hindu Throught) or 242 Buddhist Thought) or a course in Relg or EALC Thought or consent; Enrollment Limit: 30; Lottery Preference: EALC Majors/Minors Div: III; Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: HU, A) |
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