Jeffery Long – Indian Philosophy: Paths and Worldviews – Collection

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This course will present an overview of the major systems of philosophy that have developed in the Indian subcontinent, from antiquity to the present. These include Vedic philosophies, Jainism, Buddhism, skeptical thought, and the interactions amongst all of these schools. Themes covered will include each systems concept of reality (ontology), theories of knowledge (epistemology), ideas of the good life (ethics), and the ways in which each system conceives of difference: Why are there many perspectives on these questions? Another recurring theme will be the relationship of philosophical reflection to embodied spiritual practice and the ways in which Indian philosophy is both similar to and different from Western philosophy.

Module 1: Darshana or Philosophy?
How Indian thought is both similar to and different from Western philosophy/Vedic Thought, Part One–The Ritualistic Matrix of Vedic Philosophy

Module 2: Philosophy of the Upanishads
Vedic Thought, Part Two–Vedanta (The Philosophy of the Upanishads)

Module 3: Jainism
The Way of the Spiritual Warrior/Indian Skepticism

Module 4: Buddhism
The Middle Path

Module 5: The Mahāyāna
Further Developments in Buddhist Thought

Module 6: The Other Five Darshanas
Sāṃkhya, Yoga, Nyāya, Vaiśeṣika, and Mīmāṃsā

Module 7: Bhagavad Gita
The Philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita and Medieval Vedanta

Module 8: Modern Vedanta
Ancient Philosophy in the Modern context

Students who take this course will:
The history and philosophy of the Indian philosophical traditions.
The 6 Orthodox Schools of Indian philosophy.
The essential teachings and schools of Buddhism.
The teachings of Jainism.
The different ontologies and epistemologies of Indian thought.
The significance of ancient Indian thought for modern life and practice.

Author

Jeffery Long

Jeffery D. Long is the Carl W. Zeigler Professor of Religion, Philosophy, and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College, in Pennsylvania, where he has taught since receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Chicago Divinity School in the year 2000. He is the author of several books, including Hinduism in America: A Convergence of Worlds (2020) and Jainism: An Introduction (2009), the editor of Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, and Scientific (2019) and the co-editor of Nonviolence in the World’s Religions: A Concise Introduction (2021) and Beacons of Dharma: Spiritual Exemplars for the Modern World (2019). Dr. Long also edits the series Explorations in Indic Traditions: Ethical, Philosophical, and Theological for Lexington Books. He has spoken on nonviolence at many prestigious venues, including three talks presented at the United Nations.

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