Philosophy 215

Asian Philosophy

Handouts (all in PDF format)

Syllabus
Pronunciation Guide for Sanskrit
Pronunciation Guide for Chinese
Midterm 1 - Study Questions
Midterm 2 - Study Questions
Final Exam - Study Questions -- Part 1
Final Exam - Study Questions -- Part 2
Clubs and Other Activities

Yoga Circle at OSU
Buddhism Study and Practice Group at OSU
Undergraduate Chinese Student Association at OSU

Mid Ohio Yoga Organization
Taoist Tai Chi Society - Columbus Branch
Power Point Slides (all in PDF format)

Lecture 0: Studying Asian Philosophies             slides | notes | outline
Lecture 1: Overview of Indian Philosophy         slides | notes | outline
Lecture 2: Introduction to the Upanishads        slides | notes | outline | handout
Lecture 3: Themes in the Upanishads               slides | notes | outline | handout
Lecture 4: The Orthodox Schools                     slides | notes | outline | handout
Lecture 5: The Bhagavad Gita                        slides | notes | outline | handout

Lecture 6: Early Indian Buddhism                     slides | notes | outline | handout
Lecture 7: Major Branches of Buddhism          slides | notes | outline | handout
Lecture 8: Confucius                                        slides | notes | outline | handout
Lecture 9: Mencius                                          slides | notes | outline | handout
                                                            
Lecture 10: Laozi                                             slides | notes | outline | handout
Lecture 11: Zhuangzi                                        slides | notes | outline | handout
Lecture 12: Tiantai and Huayan Buddhism        slides | notes | outline | handout
Lecture 13: Chan Buddhism                             slides | notes | outline | handout
Lecture 14: Rinzai and Soto Zen                      slides | notes | outline | handout
Class Forum

Google Groups for Asian Philosophy - Winter 2007


Useful Links


Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Indian Logic and Ontology Resource Guide
Texts of Buddhist Scriptures
Essential Readings on Chinese Philosophy
The Zen Site

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