Greg Moses, Spring 1996

Course Description:

A comprehensive understanding of human purpose may be approached through four modes of consciousness: science, myth, philosophy, and religion. In this course, we will investigate each mode and raise questions about its relationship to ourselves and to truth.

Course Requirements:

The final grade will be based upon six grades equally weighed. Attendance is required (3 absences = 1 letter grade off, etc.)

• Reading Quizzes (20 quizzes, 5 points each)
• Oral Participation (Discussion Teams and Class Contributions)
• Paper #1 (1,200 words or 5 pages typed)
• Paper #2 (1,200 words or 5 pages typed)
• Midterm Exam (in class, Mar. 5)
• Final Exam (to be announced)

Required Texts:

Michio Kaku. Hyperspace. New York: Oxford UP, 1994.
Dennis Tedlock. Popol Vuh. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985.
Angela Davis. An Autobiography. New York: International Publishers, 1988.
Thich Nhat Hanh. Zen Keys. New York: Doubleday/Image, 1995.

Schedule of Readings and Deadlines

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(Please consult hard copy for paper deadlines)

January
19-Introduction
23-Kaku 1-54 (Practice quiz.)
26-Kaku 55-107 (Practice quiz)
30-Kaku 111-150
February
2-Kaku 151-214
6-Kaku 217-269
9-Kaku 273-334
13-Tedlock 71-86
16-Tedlock 89-101
20-Tedlock 105-130
23-Tedlock 130-160
27-Tedlock 163-199
March
1-Tedlock 203-227
5-MIDTERM EXAM
Spring Break
19-Davis 1-60
22-Davis 60-113
26-Davis 117-145
29-Davis 149-198
April
2-Davis 198-250
Easter Break
9-Davis 250-303
12-Davis 303-351
16-Davis 351-400
19-Hanh 1-45
23-Hanh 49-95
26-Hanh 99-140
30-Hanh 143-198
FINAL EXAM TBA

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