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RS3008: BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY: MAHAYANA THEORY AND APPLICATION (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

This course falls into two sections. In the first section we study classical Indic Mahāyāna logic, ontology, epistemology and ethics. In the second section we will use this framework to consider questions in contemporary Buddhism, including anthropological method and environmental ethics.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr William Tuladhar-Douglas

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

In the first half of the course we will read Nagarjuna and Candrakirti on Madhyamika ontology, Dharkamirti on valid inference from meditative experience and language, and key texts in Yogacara and path doctrine.
In the second half of the course we will look at how these postulates and methods are deployed by later thinkers in Himalayan, East Asian and Western Buddhist traditions for problems such as the sudden/gradual debate, Engaged Buddhism, and anthropological method.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Online presentation (blog, journal or other) (20%); 2,500 word paper (40%); 1 three-hour examination (40%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Formative assessment occurs orally throughout the course based on the students' participation in the seminars, their preparation and contribution to the discussions.

Feedback

The students obtain prompt and detailed feedback on their writing assignments, web-blog, and essay.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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