小說中的哲學思想
Philosophy in Fiction
| 節 | 週五 |
|---|---|
3 10:10–11:00 | 小說中的哲學思想 YX201 2 節連堂 |
4 11:10–12:00 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
1. Increase students’ ability to use English while reading major works of philosophy and fiction. 2. Increase students’ critical analysis and English communication by discussing literature from genres including: fantasy, science fiction, and comedy. While uncovering universal themes about meaning and purpose. 3. Understand how fiction includes important ethical and spiritual dimensions that relate to what it means to be human and our notions of responsibility. 4. Enable students to write about the links between different philosophical and literary traditions
This course offers an introduction to readings of Indian and Greek spiritual and existential philosophy from original sources. This will be followed by extracts from major speculative fiction that represent aspects of ancient and classical philosophy. Students will have the opportunity to analyze fiction and interpret these themes from multiple perspectives.
| 週次 | 主題 |
|---|---|
| 第 1 週 | Introduction |
| 第 2 週 | Tantra: On Consciousness and Purpose P.R. Sarkar: What Is Dharma? p.1-7 |
| 第 3 週 | Yoga Paramhansa Yogananda: Autobiography of a Yogi p.8-16 |
| 第 4 週 | Tibetan Tantra The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The First Complete Translation p.17-37 |
| 第 5 週 | Buddhism: The Path A Sketch of the Buddha''s Life Readings from the Pali Canon p.8-18 |
| 第 6 週 | Buddhism in Literature Herman Hesse: Siddartha p.19-23 |
| 第 7 週 | Buddhism in Fantasy Roger Zelazny: Lord of Light p.26-42 |
| 第 8 週 | Self-Study Research one of the ideas discussed |
| 第 9 週 | Midterm |
| 第 10 週 | Stoicism 1 Gregory Hays: Meditations Marcus Aurelius: A New Translation, with an Introduction by Gregory Hays p. 75-88 |
| 第 11 週 | Stoicism 2 Gregory Hays: Meditations Marcus Aurelius: A New Translation, with an Introduction by Gregory Hays p. 89-99 |
| 第 12 週 | Self-Study Research one of the ideas discussed |
| 第 13 週 | Fantasy and Stoicism 1 J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows99-133 |
| 第 14 週 | Fantasy and Stoicism 2 Neil Gaiman: The Graveyard Book p.133-163 |
| 第 15 週 | Fantasy and Stoicism 3 Neil Gaiman: The Graveyard Book p.164-193 |
| 第 16 週 | Meaning in Science Fiction and Comedy Douglas Adams: The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy p.194-213 |
| 第 17 週 | Discussion |
| 第 18 週 | Final Exam |
Instructor provided course package which will include appropriate extracts. Given the time limitations of the course, students will not be expected to read the full text but approximately 30 pages per week or less.