How Will I Be Assessed?
- First Revised Personal Philosophy Statement
Assigned Readings
- Read and discuss Thich Nhat Hanh, Heart of Understanding, 1–30.
- Read and discuss James Baldwin, “Freaks and the American Ideal of Manhood,” 814–829.
- Read and discuss Danielle S. Allen Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education: 140–159.
Lectures
- Defining ziran 自然
- The role of dao 道 for translating Buddhism for Chinese culture
- Defining atman
- The four goals in Upanishadic life
- The Four Noble Truths
- Defining karma
- The Three Marks of Existence