PHIL 3910 Study Guide - Summer 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - God, Jiva, Upanishads
12 Oct 2018
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PHIL 3910
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Thursday September 7th 2018
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Indian Philosophy vs Western Philosophy:
There are pronunciations in the back of your text book.
Character is missing for some of the words (Upanishads)
Advaita Vendanta- advaita (non-dualistic)
Dvaita= divided , dualistic
Dualism with god and the world
Quote Primary Text’s only in your essays.
Iśa- The Upanishads are in your textbook in an abridged form.
Indian names don’t always sound the way they look on the page.
Carucka-Charvadka. On pg. 638-639= pronunciations. Guide for
names
Western is more analytic , Indian Spiritual) within both
positions are two POV’s (lokayata) = materialism and Nyanna =
logic. There are analytic and materialist parts of Indian
philosophy. Indian Philosophy has meditation that says it’s not
religions why? Because it’s individual instead of collective.
They don’t necessary need to believe in the reality the at they
take on faith. Religion you believe in faith. The most basic
meditation, you rely on techniques solely instead of faith.
Both Plato and Aristotle talk about Contemplation, it’s like
meditation. The materialism in India has been around for a long
time.
Artha-Shastra- Treatise on wealth. The most popular form of
yoga in the west is Hatha. Wealth alone is important. The
Kamaasutra is a sex manual from BCE. Indian culture –
Traditional music is widely passionate. One from of Hinduism
and Buddhism is called tantra. Left handed Tantra -vama cara.
Right handed Dakshincara. Buddhist Tantra. Left handed word
means badness. Sinister, same in Indian culture. Western
philosophy can be very spiritual as well.There are western
Philosophers of religion.
Decartes in his meditations- Philosophy and philosophers of
religion. Kant- there is a realm of religion and a realm of
philosophy and scientific thinking. Ambience, feeling two ways
about the same thing. If you think about Greece, Dionysus (god
of wine) irrational passions, being consumed by the passions
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Euripides: Bacchae (the cult of Dionysus) rationalistic. Rome
introduced universal law abiding, but on the other hand was law
breaking and passion seeking.
North America: sex, drugs and rock and roll but also purism.
India goes to more extremes then most. Children in India are
not allowed to go to temples because of graphic pornographic
statues and art.
Indian culture is very extreme about sex. The other side is
self-deprivation as a sacrifice to the gods. (ie. Women with
very very long hair, she can’t have a normal life if her hair is
6.2 M long! There is also fasting.
Nikes new campaign, believe in something even if it means
sacrificing everything.
Some have been torn between the two extremes, together are the
extremes. They are also advocates of moderation. Buddha= the
middle way between the extremes. No extreme will get you there,
so why is India so extreme? It is by its nature adventurous.
It is a combination of two very different cultures, all cultures
have mixed blood due to invasions. India has a Caste system,
which separates them. This prohibits intermarriage.
The original civilization=mohonjo Daro(part of Pakistan) not a
lot is known about the culture, but they made statues. (the
naked statue from their culture suggests they were sensualistic.
7 of the founding cultures of India was very central. No one
knows what they looked like, but they were nomadic & warriors,
so there was an indulgent one and a disciplined one (culture).
What kept things apart was the Cast System.
Varna= colour. A system of colours. You can only marry within
your caste, if you were lighter skinned you could appeal to
marry a higher cast. Every civilisation ends up with a “slave
cast” they are the Untouchables. It is not a caste, it is an
“outcast” – untouchables, so they are given various names.
Canalala’s (dog-eaters, Under Gandhi’s influence they were
called Harijans, now they are called Dalits (the oppressed).
4 main castes:
1) Brahmins (priests)
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Document Summary
There are pronunciations in the back of your text book. Character is missing for some of the words (upanishads) I a- the upanishads are in your textbook in an abridged form. Indian names don"t always sound the way they look on the page. Western is more analytic , indian spiritual) within both logic. There are analytic and materialist parts of indian positions are two pov"s (lokayata) = materialism and nyanna = philosophy. They don"t necessary need to believe in the reality the at they take on faith. The most basic meditation, you rely on techniques solely instead of faith. Both plato and aristotle talk about contemplation, it"s like meditation. The materialism in india has been around for a long time. The most popular form of yoga in the west is hatha. One from of hinduism and buddhism is called tantra. Western philosophy can be very spiritual as well. there are western. Decartes in his meditations- philosophy and philosophers of religion.
