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RCS311 - Gandhi and the Ethics of Nonviolence

Description

Centres upon the life and teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi. Examines Gandhi's religious thought with regard to ideals of nonviolence (ahimsā) and truth (satya), as well as his attempts to realize these principles in the personal, social and political spheres. Also covers a number of religious and political figures with comparable views, including B. R. Ambedkar, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Krishnamurti, Thich Nhat Hanh, Aung San Suu Kyi and the Dalai Lama.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0

Cross-listed courses

PAAS367 - Gandhi and the Ethics of Nonviolence

Formerly

RS 311

Note(s)

  • Credit will be granted for only one of RCS 311, PAAS 367, RS 301 (if taken in the same topic), RS 311.

Prerequisites

  • Minimum third-year standing.

Course offered by

Religion, Culture and Society Program

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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