PHIL 810 Topics in History of Philosophy

PHIL810

Graduate Level Course

Winter

3 Units

In-person

Course Materials

The Yogas and other Works, by Vivekananda, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, 1996, New York.
Indian Philosophy, An introduction, by M. Ram Murty, Broadview Press, 2012.
A Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy by Radhakrishnan and Moore, Princeton University Press, 1990.
Psychology of Yoga and Meditation, by C.G. Jung, John Peck, Heather McCartney, Martin Liebscher, Princeton University Press, 2023.

Prerequisites

None.

Exclusions

Cross Listed with PHIL 410

One-Way Exclusions

N/A

Delivery Method

Seminars

Course Materials

The Yogas and other Works, by Vivekananda, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, 1996, New York.
Indian Philosophy, An introduction, by M. Ram Murty, Broadview Press, 2012.
A Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy by Radhakrishnan and Moore, Princeton University Press, 1990.
Psychology of Yoga and Meditation, by C.G. Jung, John Peck, Heather McCartney, Martin Liebscher, Princeton University Press, 2023.

Instructor: Ram Murty

Topic: An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

We will study primarily yoga philosophies that deal with epistemology and the philosophy of mind. The six systems of Indian philosophy offer a framework through which the mind and its functions can be studied. We will focus on three of these systems: Samkhya, Yoga and Vedanta as well as the Bhagavad Gita and study the writings of Vivekananda, Aurobindo, Radhakrishnan and Moore that pertain to these themes expanding on the Yoga philosophies in its widest sense. We will also discuss how this relates to Jungian analytical psychology. A subtitle for the course is “How the mind works, according to Indian philosophy.

Assessments

Grading will be based on two essays and class participation.

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