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This course is a multicultural introduction to philosophy. Students encounter some of the perennial questions, systems, approaches and cultural contexts of philosophical inquiry, and their application to the world in which we live.

This course is a critical survey of global religious expression with a focus on the major religions of the world to include Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The aim of the course is to examine each religion objectively, with the understanding that religion is the byproduct of cultural exchanges and socio-historical contexts. Where the opportunity for comparisons exists, the course will inquire how global religious expressions are both similar and distinct. Finally, the course will approach religious artifacts as dynamic texts that are illustrative of the relationship between interpretive communities and their changing cultural context.