ASSIGNMENT Present, explore, and engage with one set of readings: Judith Herman’s account of trauma; James Baldwin’s reflections on race, religion, and suffering; the Book of Job and Gustavo Gutiérrez’s interpretation of it; Thich Nhat Hanh’s Engaged Buddhism; arguments for the non-existence of God based upon ‘the problem of evil’ and responses to these arguments. […]
What in Buddhist philosophy led Buddha to instruct his followers that he was “Not a God, but only a man seeking the truth”?
ETHICS AND HINDUISM What is meant by the phrase “Islam is a complete way of life”? What are some examples that would validate the truth of this assertion? What do Hindus mean when they say, “Truth does not come to the individual; it already resides within each of us”? What in Buddhist philosophy led Buddha […]
What Descartes would think about the teleportation device and selfhood. What the Buddha would think about the teleportation device and selfhood.
Prompt: Alphabet Inc. (Google’s parent company) has engineered a teleportation device that allows users to travel across the galaxy in nanoseconds. The teleportation device works by perfectly replicating your physical composition, atom by atom. Questions have been raised regarding whether one’s “soul” also gets replicated. According to congressional representative Anita Herndandez, “There is more to […]
How does Buddha’s theory of the self differ from the one advanced by Plato? Explain what would you say Nietzsche meant with the statement below.
Answer the following questions in a clear and organized paragraph. Each paragraph should include a clear and precise statement (1-2 sentences) that directly addresses the question prompt, at least 1 direct quote from the materials of the course, and at least 5-7 sentences or more than analyze the direct quotes and explain how the evidence […]