Spring 2010

Buddhist Ethics

Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as ASLC-58  |  Religion, as RELI-27

Faculty

Maria R. Heim (Section 01)

Description

(Offered as Religion 27 and Asian 58.) A systematic exploration of the place of ethics and moral reasoning in Buddhist thought and practice. The scope of the course is wide, with examples drawn from the whole Buddhist world, but emphasis is on the particularity of different Buddhist visions of the ideal human life. Attention is given to the problems of the proper description of Buddhist ethics in a comparative perspective.

Spring semester. Professor Heim.

RELI 27 - L/D

Section 01
M 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM WEBS 220
W 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM WEBS 220

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2020, Fall 2021