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RELG 557 Asian Ethical Systems (3 credits)

Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Religious Studies)

Administered by: Faculty of Arts

Overview

Religious Studies : An examination of the ethical ideals that have evolved in Asia with reference to Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Issues to be explored include competing views of the individual's duties to social and political institutions, the individual's right to non-conformity, the relationship between morality and metaphysics, and a comparison of moral principles in theistic and atheistic contexts.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.

  • Prerequisites: RELG 252, RELG 253, or permission of instructor
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