PHIL 334

Classical Chinese Philosophy


Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for PHIL 334.

Description

Covering the Classical Period of Chinese Philosophy (600-200 BC) in depth, we will study extracts from the central texts of this period, including the Lunyu (Analects of Confucius), Mozi, Mengzi (Mencius), Daodejing (Laozi), Zhuangzi, XunziHan feizi, Zhongyong (Doctrine of the Mean), Da Xue (Great Learning), and Lüshi Chunqiu (The Spring and Autumn Annals of Lü Buwei). Within these texts we will focus on topics in ethics, social and political philosophy, and the philosophy of mind and language.

The course shares lectures with PHIL 214 but has an additional seminar hour, extending the discussion to a higher level.

Also available for the Asian Studies major.

Availability 2018

Not taught in 2018

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Reading/Texts

Philip J. Ivanhoe and Bryan W. Van Norden, eds., Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy (Hackett, 2003) ISBN: 0-87220-703-X

Additional readings will be made available on CECIL

Recommended Reading

A.C. Graham, Disputers of the Tao (Open Court,1989) ISBN: 0812690885


 

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

PHIL 334: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in Philosophy OR 15 points at Stage II in Philosophy and 15 points from ASIAN 100, JAPANESE 150, CHINESE 130 or KOREAN 120

Restrictions

PHIL 214