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This course asks, 'What is mindfulness?' – but don't expect a clear-cut answer

By Kevin C. Taylor, Director of Religious Studies and Instructor of Philosophy, University of Memphis

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of course:

“What is Mindfulness?”

What prompted the idea for the course?

As a professor of religion and ethics, particularly Asian traditions, I had already been interested in teaching a course about mindfulness. Its popularity seems to be…

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