Philosophy

Science and Religion. Analysis and understanding of "religion" from different standpoints. Arguments for and against the existence of God. Historical religions, Mysticism and Occultism. Nature of man`s reference to God. Religious experience and religious language. Theistic Existentialism. Hermeneutics and religious frames of reference.

1. Classic Writings: The introductory section will focus on some classic philosophical writings on the theme of justice and community by thinkers such as Immanuel Kant and John Rawls.

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1. Writing abstracts and choosing key-words for researchpapers.
2. Doing a literature review by distinguishing between primary and secondaryliterature.
3. Creating abibliography.
4. Reading an original text and summarizing itaccurately.

1. Immanuel Kant - the Copernican Revolution and Transcendentalism: The significance of Kant`s transcendental philosophy through a study of selections from Critiques, mainly the Critique of Pure Reason and smaller texts such the Prolegomena and theGroundwork.

1. Introduction to Non-Vedic Traditions in IndianPhilosophy
2. Mahayana Buddhist Thought: SalientFeatures
3. Prajnaparamita literature and Madhyamikathought.
4. Nagarjuna and MadhyamikaPhilosophy
5. Post-Nagarjuna MadhyamikaThought 6. The Philosophy ofYogacara-Vijnanavada