Description
Mini Essays: Throughout the semester, you will be responsible for completing short
essays of approximately 500 words (about 2 pages double spaced). For each essay, you
will be given a fairly general prompt for you to base your essay, with the intention that
you will find a more specific thread tailored to your own interests to fit within the theme
of the prompt. The prompts will be posted for each week on the corresponding module
on Canvas. This is also where you will submit your essays. You will only be required to
submit five mini essays total for the semester, each due on a specified date found on the
course outline, found at the end of this syllabus.
In your essays, I would like you to use at least two different peer reviewed sources to
help substantiate your points. One of the sources should come from one of the assigned
readings, and I would like at least one other source to come from outside our course
texts. There are some great resources out there to help you find appropriate peer
reviewed source material. One place to find some good journal articles is JSTOR
(www.jstor.org). You should have free access to these articles through your SDSU
account. Of course, there is also the SDSU library, which contains plenty of books,
journal, etc. to help you with this task as well. I’d like you to avoid using websites, as
often these are not the most reliable and lack peer reviewed status. When providing
these sources, you must use the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS or Chicago Style). I
will provide a useful guide on Canvas for those of you who are unfamiliar with this style
of referencing.
Your essays will be graded on the following criteria:
a) evidence that the factual material called for in the question is presented and
documented;
b) coherence of the essay in organization and structure;
c) ability to engage critically and analytically with the topic
d) evidence of creative thinking;
e) correct annotation of sources and presentation of bibliography;
f) correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Outline
1) Topic: Buddhism And Science
Format:
2) Introduction
3) Buddhism and science
4) Conclusion
5) References
✓ Cho, Francisca. "Buddhism and Science as Ethical Discourse." In The Oxford Handbook
of Contemporary Buddhism. 2017.
✓ DeVore, Doug. "Resonant Leadership from the Inside Out." (2017).
✓ Goldberg, Simon B., Raymond P. Tucker, Preston A. Greene, Tracy L.
Buddhism and Science
Student’s Name
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Buddhism and Science
Introduction
Explaining complementarities and contentions between Buddhism and Science does not
mean that Buddhism science or vice-versa. Buddhism advocates for religious aspect on
teachings, meditations and practices. Sciences on the other hand advocates for an explanation of
materials and phenomena. Buddhism and science have been established by varying
commentators to be complementing each other in one way or the other. In another view,
Buddhism is seen to contend with science. It is however ascertained that the philosophic
teachings and psychological teachings contained in Buddhism are in agreement with the modern
science and scientifically oriented thoughts on philosophy. This essay explores how this religion
complements or contends with science.
Buddhism and science
Buddhism and science share complementarity in nature. A perfect example is whereby
Buddhism appeals for impartial nature investigation on oneself. These arguably connect with the
science of evolution, cosmology and the theory of quantum mechanics. The established
connection is however challenged y the scientists who disregard religious connection to science.
They attribute this to the separation of the metaphysical and the religious statements of
Buddhism in the scientific methodology 1.
The historical evidence on Buddhism shows its non-dogmatic and rational nature, though
this is disputed by some who argue that these are modern practices in Buddhism. The practices
1
Cho, Francisca. "Buddhism and Science as Ethical Discourse." In the Oxford Handbook of Contemporary
Buddhism. 2017.
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and beliefs in th...