Sunday, September 8, 2013

Eastern Philosophy & Religion

Objective
  • Describe the history and beliefs of major world religions.
Agenda
  • Warm-Up #9: Based on your Crash Course viewings, explain any one idea from an eastern religion or philosophy.  (It could be a term or broad concept).  Then, briefly explain why this idea has historical or philosophical importance.
  • Powerpoint
    • Key Concepts
      • Dharma
      • Karma
      • Story of the Buddha
      • Suffering
    • Discussion
  • Quotes
    • With a partner, look at the quotes on the pages linked below. 
    • Buddhism:  Buddha - Wikiquote14th Dalai Lama - Wiki Quote
    • Confucianism:  Confucius - Wikiquote
    • From the sources above, select at least FOUR quotes (total) that you think are worthy of discussion.  Write these in your journal, below today's warm-up. For each quote:
      • Summarize what you believe it means
      • State why you agree with it and think it is important, or why you feel this idea is mistaken, could be problematic, or needs clarification.

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