SACP @Eastern APA

Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy

Session at the Eastern Division meeting of the APA
January 6-9, 2016, in Washington, DC.

 

Special Workshop 1: How to Teach Asian Texts in an Ethics Course

Chair: Jeremy Henkel

Presenters:

• Bina Gupta (University of Missouri), “Bhagavad Gītā as Duty and Virtue Ethics”
• Donna Giancola (Suffolk University), “Using the Dhammapada to Raise Comparative Issues in an Ethics Course”
• Steve Bein (Texas State University), “Three Opportunities for Comparison from Asian Texts: Divine Command Theory, Deontology, and Care Ethics”
• James McRae (Westminster College), “The Sound of One Head Cracking: Using Asian Texts to Promote Deep Learning in Normative and Applied Ethics”
• Jeremy Henkel (Wofford College) and Kevin DeLapp (Converse College), “The Whole Truth: Using Asian Texts to Make a Case for the Value of Lying”

 

Special Workshop 2: Practical Steps for Introducing Asian Concepts into Standard Philosophy Courses

Co-sponsored by SACP and AAPT

Chair: Douglas Berger

Presenters:

• Stephen Harris (Leiden University), “Lost in Translation: How to Capitalize on Uneasy Translation as an Opportunity for Learning”
• Hugh Gunner Deery III (University of Alaska, Anchorage), “Dependent Origination as an Epistemological Complement to Hume and Idealism”
• John Ramsey (Denison University), “Non-Traditional Philosophy 101: Syllabi, Assignments, and Lesson Plans for Putting Asian Texts to Use”
• Sula You (University of Oklahoma) and Seth Robertson (University of Oklahoma), “Classroom Exercises for Helping Students Understand Philosophical Concepts from Asian Traditions”
• Douglas Berger (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale), “Incorporating Asian Content into Philosophy of Religion Undergraduate Courses”

 

For more information, contact Brian Bruya (bbruya@gmail.com).

15. July 2015 by AAPT
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