Indo-chinese Philosophies

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

History of Ancient Philosophy

Course Contents

Recognising the intellectual content and logical forms of Indian-Chinese philosophy, and analysing the texts under a philosophical perspective.

Weekly Schedule

1) From beginning of history to Indian and Chinese Civilisations
2) Metaphysical logic of the era: Absolute totality (in a dialectic between human being and State-God)
3) History of Chinese philosophy
4) T’ai I Chin Hua Tsung Chih
5) Ta-hsüeh (Kung-fu Tzu)
6) Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu)
7) Tao, self-referential paradoxical position of the nature of human intelligence
8) Mid-tertm
9) History of Indian philosophy
10) Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata)
11) Upanishads
12) Dhammapada (Buddha)
13) Parajna Paramita (the Upanişad of Upanishads) and Bodhidharma
14) Zen Buddhism (D.T. Suzuki)
15) From Zen koans to Zeno’s paradoxes
16) Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1- İlkçağ Felsefesi - Hint, Çin, Yunan, Hans J. Störig, Yol Yayınları
2- Upanişadlar 'Tanrının Soluğu', Mehmet Ali Işım, Dergah Yayınları
3- Bilgiç, M. “Self and Civilization-I (The Absolute Totality of Archaic Era)”, Eurasian Academy of Sciences Eurasian Art & Humanities Journal 2015, July, Volume:2: http://arthum.eurasianacademy.org/dergi//ben-ve-uygarlik-i-arkaik-donemim-mutlak-butunlugu201507.pdf
4- Tao Te Ching Yol ve Erdemin Kitabı, Lao Tzu, Anahtar Kitaplar Yayınevi
5- Konfüçyüs, (1998). Büyük Bilgi. Çev. Özerdim, M.N. MEB Yayınları
6- Hint Destanları Ramayana / Mahabharata / Harivamsa, Moritz Winternitz, İmge Kitabevi Yayınları
7- Zen Budizm D.T. Suzuki'den Seçme Yazılar, Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Yol Yayınları
8- Dhammapada, Budist Vecizeleri (1997). Gün Yayıncılık
9- Altın Çiçeğin Sırrı. (2002). Çev. Soner, S. Dharma Yayınları
10- Bhagavad Gita. (2004). Dost Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	30%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	70%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required