The following Liberal Arts courses are available for Spring 2012 registration. Learn about the rest of our Spring 2012 electives here, or find a complete list of courses offered in other years here.
Philosophy & Religion
History of Western Philosophy
II: Descartes to Heidegger
This course will examine the theories of modern-era philosophers in the current Western canon. We will look at how they addressed ideas inherited from earlier philosophers and consider the primary conceptual shifts that distinguish these thinkers from "pre-modern" philosophers. We will also study ways in which each thinker's ideas form a system.
taught by Gretchen Breese
Buddhist Philosophy
This course begins with an overview of Buddhist history that includes the Buddha’s life and teachings as well as the development of the three primary lineages since his death. The second half will be spent with texts that draw on Nagarjuna’s philosophy of emptiness in Mahayana texts. Students will be asked to test some of the claims about the nature of mind in meditation practice. We will also look at recent neurological research on meditation and the brain.
taught by Gretchen Breese
MILES DAVIS