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==June 12==
 
==June 12==

Revision as of 19:13, 11 June 2007

June 4

No Questions for today - Review for Midterm

June 5

No Questions for today - Midterm

June 6

This is the day we had a handout on Hindu Ethics. Make sure you understand the information on this handout. I'll post some specific questions soon.

June 7

How does Swami Nikhilananda criticize Hindu ethics? Do his recommendations for greater emphasis on social justice find a parallel in contemporary Christian thought?

What are Kohlberg's six steps of moral development? How does he establish them?

How dos Kohlberg use his theory of moral development to analyze the My Lai massacre?

June 11

What are the three signs of existence in Buddhism?

How do Hinduism & Buddhism differ in their views of the self?

Identify and explain the significance of the concepts of dependent origin and Nirvana?

What are the four Noble Truths, the Eight Fold Path, and the Supreme Virtues?

June 12

June 13

June 14