PHIL 248 - Buddha, Socrates, Jesus

Institution:

Bridgewater State University

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

Prerequisite: One 100-level course in philosophy Each of these major paradigms of human possibility – Buddha, Socrates, Jesus – represents a markedly different tradition – respectively, Indian, Greek, Jewish; a different understanding of religiosity – atheistic, agnostic, theistic; a different mode of religious practice – meditation, inquiry, fideism; a different hope for human possibility – release, understanding, salvation; and myriad interpretations by critics and followers alike of what their respective lives meant and mean. Students will be expected to discern and address the philosophical issues that arise out of these figures and develop in response their own considered views. Offered alternate years. (CGCL; CHUM; CWRT)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bridgew.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 531-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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