Module Details |
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Title | INDIAN PHILOSOPHY | ||
Code | PHIL326 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr CJ Bartley Philosophy C.J.Bartley@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2019-20 | Level 6 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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To examine the ways in which philosophy in Classical India develops as a dialogue between thinkers of Buddhist and Brahminical persuasions and to relate fundamental Indian metaphysical concepts to Western counterparts. To investigate what is distinctive about Indian approaches to questions of ontology, soteriology, social harmony, and morality. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will be able to engage in informed discussions identifying and evaluating the concepts and categories in which philosophical discussions were conducted in India. |
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(LO2) Students will able to be enabled to assimilate a different view Western philosophical traditions from the perspective of Indian philosophical traditions. |
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(LO3) Students will be able to contextualise information about the Indian worldviews under discussion. |
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(LO4) Students will be able to think more imaginatively by empathising with unfamiliar outlooks on life. |
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(LO5) Students will be able to engage in debate informed by an awareness of the particularity and peculiarities of Western philosophical positions. |
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(S1) Students will develop the confidence to consider previously unfamiliar ideas and approaches. |
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(S2) Students will enhance their abilities to read and understand texts from non-European cultural traditions. |
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(S3) Students will improve their ability to identify the issues that underlie debates. |
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(S4) Students will develop their ability to identify presuppositions and to reflect critically upon them. |
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(S5) Students will develop a facility to compare and evaluate categories of thought from other civilisations. |
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(S6) Students will enhance their written and oral communication skills. |
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(S7) Students will develop their ability to work independently. |
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(S8) Students will develop an ability to write in a manner that accords with professional standards and expectations. |
Syllabus |
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Buddhist Origins; Abhidharma Buddhism; Sautrantika Buddhism; Yogacara Buddhism; Madhyamaka Buddhism; Mimamsa; Advaita Vedanta; Theistic Vedanta; Nyaya-Vaisheshika; Caste. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Teaching Method 2 - Seminar |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
11 |
10 |
21 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 129 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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Assessment 3 There is a resit opportunity. This is an anonymous assessment. | 2 hours | 60 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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Assessment 1 - Presentation This is not an anonymous assessment. Reassessment opportunity: Yes | 10-15 minutes | 10 | ||||
Assessment 2 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. | 2,000 word essay | 30 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |