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Philosophy Course Descriptions
PP 5102 HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
A critical survey of selected major figures in the history of Western philosophy, from Plato to Popper by concentrating on their ideas and arguments.
PP 5106 HISTORY OF INDIAN THOUGHT
A critical survey of various themes of Indian thought, including both Astika and Nastika with the emphasis on the concepts of Atman, Brahman, Maya, Karma, Dharma, Samsaravatta and Moksha, theory of knowledge, and ethics.
PP 5107 HISTORY OF CHINESE THOUGHT
A critical survey of Chinese thought from the ancient period to the present time with the emphasis on the ideas of Confucius, Lao Zi, Sun Zi, Zhuang Zi, Han Fei Zi, Neo Confucianism, Neo-Taoism, Mao Ze Tung and others.
PP 5505 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A study of the structure of a philosophical/religious research with the emphasis on both theory and practice. All steps of writing a research including argumentation, composing, strategies and tactics for writing, and the ways to read and criticize a philosopher/religious scholar are included.
PP 6202 PROCESS STUDIES
A seminar in basic ideas and principal categories of process thought about God, nature as a whole, persons and things. Discussion of the ideas of selected major figures from Heraclitus to Whitehead and Hartshorne in comparison with the Buddhist doctrines.
PP 6205 PHILOSOPHY OF CULTURE AND HUMAN NATURE
A study of the comparison and contrast of ideas from Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Descartes, Kant, Nietzsche and other scholars on contrastive themes such as nature and convention, determinism and freedom, solitude and community, individuals and states, the moral and the legal, traditions and human beings.
PP 6303 HERMENEUTICS
A study of the understanding and interpretation of meaning, historical and critical analysis of the theory of interpretation from regional hermeneutics to post-critical hermeneutics and reader-response theory.
PP 6405 PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
A study of the nature of the social science with the emphasis on the epistemic status of theories in the social science and the understanding of the relationship between self and others based on multiculturalism.
PP 7201 SEMINAR IN METAPHYSICS
Discussion of the nature of metaphysical thinking, the task of metaphysics, the concepts of being and becoming, the concepts of essence and existence, the concepts of matter and form, the concepts of substance and accident, the problem of free will and determinism, the existence of God and the problem of evil, the concepts of universal and particular, the critique of Western tradition by Martin Heidegger, Buddha and the metaphysical problems.
PP 7202 SEMINAR IN EPISTEMOLOGY
Discussion of the nature of knowledge, the origin of knowledge, belief, the theory of truth, the theory of justification, normative epistemology, epistemology naturalized, the critique of epistemology by John Dewey and Richard Rorty.
PP 7403 SEMINAR IN ETHICS
Discussion of classical and contemporary theories of moral conduct with the emphasis on the justification of moral judgments based on principles, virtues, and ideals of the good human life including the study of Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism.
PP 7404 SEMINAR IN SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY
Discussion of contemporary social problems with the emphasis on natural right in Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, power and political life, privacy and publicness, freedom and equality, love and justice, nature and convention, morality and law, action and responsibility. And Confucius and Han Fei.
PP 8001 BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY
A critical discussion of various Buddhist philosophical concepts covering metaphysical, epistemological and ethical areas such as the concepts of Anatta/Tathata, Nibbana/ Nirvana and the Middle Way, etc. in different schools of both Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism in India and other countries. Students will be given an opportunity to present and discuss their assignments and term-papers in class as individuals and as a group.
PP 8002 CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY
Discussion of the task and place of philosophy in Christianity with the emphasis on the relationship between faith and reason, the work of Augustine, Anselm and Aquinas, ethics and the theological virtues, exegesis and hermeneutics.
PP 8005 CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
A seminar in Chinese philosophy from the ancient period to the present time with the emphasis on the philosophies of Confucius, Lao Zi, Sun Zi, Zhuang Zi, Han Fei Zi, Neo-Confucianism, Neo-Taoism, and Mao Ze Tung.
PP 8006 JAPANESE PHILOSOPHY
A critical study of the origin and development of Japanese philosophy from the beginning to the present with special reference to the period of Nara until the Meji Dynasty in connection with the Mahayana Buddhist philosophical schools such as Kusha, Sanron, Tendai, Shingon, and Jodo in comparison to Shintoism and Zen Buddhism.
PP 8107 ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
Selected readings in primary sources from prephilosophic mythology to Plotinus.
PP 8108 MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
Selected readings in primary sources from the Fathers of the Church to the fifteenth century, especially from St. Augustine to William of Ockham.
PP 8109 MODERN PHILOSOPHY
Selected readings in primary sources from the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century.
PP 8110 CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY
A general survey of the twentieth –century philosophical movements as pragmatism, linguistics, logical positivism, process philosophy, phenomenology, existentialism, poststructuralism, and feminism.
PP 8111 THAI PHILOSOPHY
A critical study of classical and contemporary texts relevant to philosophical thought with the emphasis on values, principles, virtues and ideals of the good human life in Thai society.
PP 8112 GREEK PHILOSOPHY
A historical survey from the beginning of philosophical enquiry to the latest Greek philosophers, from the Presocratics to Plotinus. The origin of philosophia. The pass from mythos to logos and the search of arkhé and aletheia. Selected readings in primary sources of Plato and Aristotle.
PP 8113 GERMAN PHILOSOPHY
Selected readings in primary sources of German philosophers with the emphasis on idealism, materialism, phenomenology, hermeneutics and critical theory.
PP 8114 FRENCH PHILOSOPHY
Selected readings in primary sources of French philosophers with the emphasis on rationalism, romanticism, existentialism, structuralism and poststructuralism.
PP 8115 ANGLO-AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY
Selected readings in primary sources of English speaking philosophers with the special emphasis on British empiricism and American pragmatism.
PP 8216 VEDANTA PHILOSOPHY
A critical inquiry into the origin and development of Vedanta philosophy in India with the emphasis on the ideas of Sankara, Ramanuja, Madhva, and other major figures including the concepts of Brahman, Atman, Maya, Avidya, Moksha, and so on.
PP 8317 PHENOMENOLOGY
An inquiry into the origin and scope of Phenomenology with the emphasis on its aim, focus and methodology including the concepts of essence, significance, intentionality, perception, time, foundation, intersubjectivity, eidos, noesis, eidesis, Lebenswelt, Epokhé, Wesensschau, Erlebnis.Readings from Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and other figures.
PP 8318 EXISTENTIALISM
A study of the origin and development of Existentialism in historical context with the focus on the writings of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, Marcel, and other figures.
PP 8319 POSTSTRUCTURALISM
An inquiry into the work of a group of French writers, especially Foucault and Derrida, and their adherents with the emphasis on its developments and challenges to Western civilization as ideology critique.
PP 8320 AESTHETICS
An inquiry into the origin and scope of aesthetics in historical context from ancient aesthetics to modern with the emphasis on aesthetic polarity, the origin of the work of art, art, expression and symbol, aesthetic judgment, beauty, sublimity and ugliness.
PP 8321 HUMANISM
A critical study of the nature of Humanism with the emphasis on its origin and development in the historical context.
PP 8422 PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY
A study of the origin and scope of philosophy of history with the emphasis on the interrelation between philosophy and history, history and meta-history, man, history and destiny, historical view and consciousness, society, politics, and history, progress and decadence, sense of history and “end” of history.
PP 8423 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
A critical inquiry into the understanding of the aims and methods of science with the special emphasis on the logic of scientific discovery, scientific explanation, prediction, confirmation of scientific hypotheses, realism and the nature of theories and scientific change.
PP 8425 PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
An inquiry into the nature of mind with the emphasis on thought, imagination, memory, emotion, self-consciousness, self-deception, self, sub-consciousness, artificial intelligence, and the relation between mentality and physicality.
PP 8426 PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
A study of how metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and social philosophy influence the aims and methods of education.
PP 8427 PHILOSOPHY OF LOGIC
A critical study of the nature of logic and the way of thinking including various systems of logic such as Aristotelian, Hegelian, Indian, Buddhist, and Taoist.
PP 8428 PHILOSOPHY OF ECONOMICS
An inquiry into the nature and foundation of economics with the emphasis on the aims and methods of economics and the relationship between economics, life and nature.
PP 8429 ETHICS AND OCCUPATIONS
A study of the relationship between applied ethics and human occupations with the focus on virtue-based ethics and contemporary vocational problems.
PP 8430 PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE
A study of the relationship and interdependence between philosophy and literature in historical context with the focus on the structure and understanding of literary works, the difference between presentation and argumentation, the difference or similarity between philosophical and literary text based on contemporary philosophical theories.
PP 8431 PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
A critical study of the nature and function of language including discussion of the concept of meaning, reference, truth, and so on.
PP 8432 PHILOSOPHY OF MAN
A study of the concept of man with an emphasis on selected writings of ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary thinkers from all over the world.
PP 8433 PHILOSOPHY OF VALUES
A survey of diverse religious and moral traditions with special emphasis on virtues, traditions addressed from ancient Greek, India, and China to the contemporary world.
PP 8434 SELECTED PHILOSOPHERS
A study of selected classical, medieval, modern, and contemporary philosophers with the emphasis on both Eastern and Western philosophers.
PP 8435 SELECTED PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS
Selected readings from both Eastern and Western philosophical texts.
PP 8436 SELECTED TOPICS IN EASTERN PHILOSOPHY
Selected topics in Eastern philosophy only.
PP 8437 SELECTED TOPICS IN WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
Selected topics in Western philosophy only.
PP 8440 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
A study of the ethical relationship between human beings and the natural environment including discussion on the challenge of environment ethics to anthropocentrism from various points of view.
PP 8441 VIRTUE ETHICS
A study of the role of action, character, and virtue in ethics with the emphasis on both eastern and western scholars.
PP 8442 ETHICS OF MANAGEMENT
A study of classical and contemporary ethical principles and their application to businesses including ethical dimensions of management, especially its relation to stakeholders and the community. Case studies are used for analysis and discussion.
PP 8443 PHILOSOPHY OF SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY
A study of the philosophy of sufficiency economy as proposed by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej including comparison and contrast with other economic models.
PP 8444 PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGY
A study of the nature of technology and its social effects including discussion on the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, Marx, Dewey, Heidegger, McLuhan, Baudrillard and other contemporary philosophers.
PP 9201 CURRENT RESEARCH IN CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY TRENDS
A study of ethical principles and their application to selected moral issues from various kinds of contemporary human activity. Highly active participation and good paper(s) expected.
PP 9206 CURRENT RESEARCH IN CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES
A study of ethical principles and their application to selected moral issues from various kinds of contemporary human activity.
PP 9404 CURRENT RESEARCH IN PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
A study of the certain topics in philosophy of religion profoundly, critically and creatively from various texts and journals.
PP 9405 CURRENT RESEARCH IN PHILOSOPHY OF ARTS
A study of the nature of creativity, beauty, representation including comparison and contrast of the major arts.
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