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Course Description:
This course is designed to
introduce some basic philosophical ideas from China. We will focus on
the following areas: 1) The history of Chinese philosophy; 2) Chinese
philosophical thought on ethics, politics and metaphysics; considered
both on their own terms and in comparison with various western ideas;
and 3) the original texts of Chinese philosophical works in English
translation. We will concentrate on the following schools of
thought in China: Confucianism, Taoism, Legalist school, Mohism, etc.
The discussion will also be set firmly within the context of Chinese
history and culture whenever it is closely related to Chinese
philosophy.
Course Readings:
Required Books:
- Chan, Wing-Tsit, 1963, A source book
in Chinese philosophy
- Fung, Yu-Lan, 1948/1976, A short history of
Chinese philosophy
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Recommended Books:
- Lau, D. C. (translator), 1963.
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
- Lau, D. C. (translator), 1970.
Mencius. London: Penguin.
- Lau, D. C. (translator), 1979,
Confucius: The Analects, Harmondsworth: Penguin.
- Liu, Shu-Hsien, 1998, Understanding
Confucian Philosophy: Classical and Sung-Ming, Greenwood
Publishing Group, Inc.
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Watson, Burton (translator), 2003. Zhuangzi: Basic Writings
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Topics:
- Introduction to Chinese culture and history
(Pre-Qin),
- Chinese philosophy in general
- Confucius
- Mencius
- The Great Learning
and The Doctrine of Mean
- Hsun Tzu (Xunzi)
- I-Ching (Yi-Jing, Book of Change) and Ying-Yang School
- Mo Tzu (Mozi) and Mohism
- Han Fei Tzu, and the Legalist School
- Introduction to Taoism (Daoism)
- Taoism (Daoism): Lao Tzu (Laozi)
- Taoism (Daoism): Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi)
- School of Names
- From Pre-Qin to Sung-Ming Confucianism and the Modern World
- Chinese Philosophy and the Modern World: Human Rights
- Chinese Philosophy and the Modern World: Democracy
¡@ Announcements:
- Topic 1 & 2: Read Chan Chapter 1; Fung Chapter 1 & 2 ;
(Liu Chapter 1)
- Topic 3: Read Chan
Chapter 2; Fung Chapter 4; (Liu Chapter 2, Analects)
- Chinese New Year! No class on Feb 7.
- Topic 4: Read Chan
Chapter 3; Fung Chapter 7; (Liu Chapter 3, Mencius)
- Topic 5: Read Chan Chapter 4 and 5; Fung Chapter
15 pp.172-177; (Liu Chapter 4)
- Test: March 13
- Topic 6: Read Chan Chapter 6; Fung Chapter
13
- Topic 7: Read Chan Chapter 11, 13; Fung Chapter 12,
15; Liu Chapter 5
- Topic 8: Read Chan Chapter 9; Fung Chapter 5
- Topic 9: Read Chan Chapter 12 ; Fung Chapter 14
- Topic 10: Fung Chapter 6
- Topic 11: Chan Chapter 7; Fung Chapter 9
- Topic 12: Chan Chapter 8; Fung Chapter 10
- Topic 13: Chan Chapter 10; Fung Chapter 8
- Topic 14: Fung Chapter 16 and Lecture notes
- Topic 15 to 16: See Lecture notes
- Second paper assignment is also in
Lecture notes
- Final Exam: May 19 (Monday) 10:30-12:30 EGR 0110
(Our classroom)
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