Información del Plan Docente

4.1. Methodological overview

See "Learning tasks " and "Syllabus".

More information will be provided on the first day of class.

4.2. Learning tasks

This is a 6 ECTS course organized as follows:

• Lectures.
• Practice sessions.
• Autonomous work and study.
• Assessment tasks.

4.3. Syllabus

This course will address the following topics:

Section 1. Western philosophy domains

• Why is philosophy an expression of western culture. Hegel and universal history.
• The greek world: greeks and and the others.
• The western desire of the East in modern Europe (from Schopenhauer to Foucault).

Section 2. Approaches to Eastern philosophy and its problems

• Eastern philosophy. Its concept and its history.
• Main references and philosophical problems:
  1. Confucianism. Philosophical problem: moral foundation.
  2. Taoism. Philosophical problem: being and becoming.
  3. Hinduism. Philosophical problem: the Ego and its illusions.
  4. Budism. Philosophical problem: suffering.
  5. Zen. Philosophical problem: zen and postmodern language.

4.4. Course planning and calendar

Further information concerning the timetable, classroom, office hours, assessment dates and other details regarding this course, will be provided on the first day of class or please refer to the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts website (academic calendar: http://academico.unizar.es/calendario-academico/calendario; timetable: https://fyl.unizar.es/horario-de-clases#overlay-context=horario-de-clases; assessment dates: https://fyl.unizar.es/calendario-de-examenes#overlay-context=)