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Philosophy from Plato to Buddha

The first 8-week course in our Program of Studies offers a broad overview of the classic philosophy and metaphysics of the East and West. In it you will learn the philosophical knowledge and life skills which were taught by the greatest and wisest men and women of the ages like Plato, Buddha, Marcus Aurelius, and Helena P. Blavatsky. The class meets once a week from 7:30pm until 9:15pm. 

First Level Course Syllabus: 

Introduction: Comparative Philosophy 

1. The Human Being and the Universe 
2. The Wisdom of Ancient India and the Bhagavad Gita 
3. The Life and Teachings of Buddha: Dhammapada 
4. Ancient Egypt 
5. Plato and the Myth of the Cave 
6. The Stoic Philosophers of Rome 
7. The Natural Law of Cycles 
8. Philosophy in Action 

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