Clear Thinking
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Greed vs. Sustainability
Evaluate unsustainable practices; design alternatives that challenge materialist mindsets; and analyze how craving and desire...
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Seeing things as they are
Analyze ignorance as misunderstanding—particularly regarding impermanence, interdependence, and selflessness. Evaluate how ignorance serves as the...
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The twelve links of dependent origination
Identify and sequence the twelve links of dependent origination; analyze how specific links (particularly craving...
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The logic of making and keeping vows
Analyze the logic and purpose of taking vows in Buddhist practice, evaluate how different types...
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Comparative philosophy
Analyze the Buddha's teachings in relation to other philosophical and scientific perspectives, evaluating points of...