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Unit name Zen and Tao: East Asian Philosophy
Unit code HPA234
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School College of Arts, Law and Education
School of Humanities
Discipline Philosophy and Gender Studies
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Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of the historical development, methodology and philosophical positions within Daoism and East Asian Buddhism.
  2. Critically analyse philosophical and phenomenological positions and arguments discussed throughout the unit.
  3. Develop your own philosophical position, construct an argument to defend that position and to identify and address challenges to your own position.
  4. Communicate both verbally and in writing using philosophical language and academic style.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

25 points at introductory level in any discipline in any faculty

Co-requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Semester 22-hr lecture per week and 1-hr tutorial fortnightly over 13-weeks

Launceston delivery is via video link

Assessment

Task 1: Online quizzes (15%)

Task 2: Take-home exam, 2000 words (35%)

Task 3: Online discussion assessment (15%)

Task 4: Essay, 3000 words (35%)

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Textbooks

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