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Indian Philosophy

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Religion and philosophy · RE 172

Indian Philosophy

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Course description

This course will follow a fairly chronological development of the history of Indian Philosophy. It will begin examining the origins of the Vedic culture from out of the prehistorical Indus Valley civilization and subsequent Aryan migrations. We will take a close look at the Vedas and the Upanishads and come to an understanding of the key terms, philosophical questions and standpoints that thus structure the Indian Philosophical tradition. This course is a study of Philosophical Systems of India,

Course objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

To clearly identify the major challenges and incentives for church planting and the basic characteristics of Indian Philosophy.

Have awareness of the distinctive doctrines and historical interrelations of the schools of Indian philosophy.

Understand the various Philosophical Systems in India.

Recognize the impact of Indian Philosophical ideas in everyday life of the People.

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UNIT I: Introduction to Indian PhilosophyUNIT II: Developments of Various Philosophical Systems in India

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Compare two schools named in the outline through questions, concepts and arguments. Represent each fairly before offering a response, and ask faculty about the unrelated church-planting wording in the source objective.

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Only pastoral and financial rolesĀstika and NāstikaOnly the divisions of the Pentateuch

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RE 172 Indian Philosophy

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — B.Th. English

AmaZing Grace Biblical Seminary Erumelikkara, Kumarapuram (PO), Aluva (via), Ernakulam (District), Kerala, India- Pin-683 565. Ph. 8547473926, 8281663926. RE 172: INDIAN PHILOSOPHY COURSE DESCRIPTION This course will follow a fairly chronological development of the history of Indian Philosophy. It will begin examining the origins of the Vedic culture from out of the prehistorical Indus Valley civilization and subsequent Aryan migrations. We will take a close look at the Vedas and the Upanishads and come to an understanding of the key terms, philosophical questions and standpoints that thus structure the Indian Philosophical tradition. This course is a study of Philosophical Systems of India, COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of the course, you should be able to: To clearly identify the major challenges and incentives for church planting and the basic characteristics of Indian Philosophy. Have awareness of the distinctive doctrines and historical interrelations of the schools of Indian philosophy. Understand the various Philosophical Systems in India. Recognize the impact of Indian Philosophical ideas in everyday life of the People. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION Class Participation 5% Reading Report 20% Main Term Paper/Assignment 15% Final Examination 60% COURSE OUTLINE UNIT I: Introduction to Indian Philosophy Meaning, Nature and Scope of Indian Philosophy Origin of Indian Philosophy Characteristics and classification of Indian Philosophical Schools: Āstika and Nāstika Pre-Upanishadic Thought, Vedas and Upanishads Epic Phiosophy - Ramayana, Mahabharatha and Bhagavad Gita UNIT II: Developments of Various Philosophical Systems in India Charvaka Philosophy Samkhya Philosophy Yoga Philosophy Nyaya Philosophy Mimamsa Philosophy Vaisesika Philosophy Advaita Vedānta and Visistādvaita Vedanta BIBLIOGRAPHY Anand, Amaladass. Introduction to Philosophy. Chennai, Satya Nilayam Publications, 2001. Augustine, Perumalil. An Invitation to Philosophy. Delhi, ISPCK, 2001. Adamson, Peter and Jonardon Ganeri. Classical Indian Philosophy. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2020. Balcerowicz, Piotr, ed. World View and Theory in Indian Philosophy. Delhi: Manohar, 2012. Bhushan, Nalini and Jay L. Gordon, eds. Indian Philosophy in English: From Renaissance to Independence. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Bilimoria, Purushottama and Amy Rayner, ed. History of Indian Philosophy. New York: Routledge, 2018. Framarin, Christopher G. Desire and Motivation in Indian Philosophy. London: Routledge, 2009. Franco, Eli, ed. Periodization and Historiography of Indian Philosophy. Vienna: De Nobili Research Library, 2013. Ganeri, Jonardon, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Indian Philosophy. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2017. Graheli, Alessandro, ed. The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Philosophy of Language. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. Gupta, Bina. An Introduction to Indian Philosophy. New York: Routledge, 2012.

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