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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHIL 379 - Reality and Illusion, East and West


3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
It is ordinary believed, either consciously or subconsciously, that “reality” is being experienced and known by way of perceptions of things under optimal conditions. What is this reality believed to be like (say, causally governed? Dualistic? Independent?)? Are those characteristics immediately present in perceptions? Is it the only reality that there is? In this course, these questions will be explored and investigated through close examinations of philosophical works from both East (e.g., Buddhist and Daoist writings) and West (e.g., Plato, Hume, Schopenhauer).

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: PHIL 100  or PHIL 108  

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