F2018 Asian Philosophy Flyer - San Jose State University · 2017-11-02 · Asian Philosophy PHIL 104-1. Tony Nguyen Spring 2018. Mon & Weds 3 – 4:15 pm @ Dudley Moorehead 208 GE

Asian Philosophy PHIL104-1.TonyNguyen

Spring2018.Mon&Weds3–4:15pm@DudleyMoorehead208GEareaV

ClassDescription:Westernthoughtstartswiththeideathattobeistobesomething.Metaphysicsdevelopedtheideaofthingness,thatEverythingincludeseverything,andtheselfasathinkingthingseekingobjectiveknowledge.

Besidesthingness,Easternthought,includesofnothingness.

Inthisclass,wewillreadthefoundingtextsforDaoism,Confucianism,Hinduism,BuddhismandZen(inthatorder)todwellonnothing,no-thing,andno-thingness;talknon-sense;thinkaboutemptiness,deathandexplorehowreincarnationmightwork.

Inshort,wewillexaminethephilosophicalgroundsforBeingandNothingness.

Books:

TheSourcebookforIndianPhilosophybyRadhakrishan&Moore($57).

TheSourcebookforChinesePhilosophybyWingSitChan($38)

Movies:TheMahabarata(1989),CivilizationofMaxwellBright(2005),FindingDory(2015)

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