Introduction to Chinese Philosophy 22-FOFA-ICP
Week 1: Stylistic and theoretical distinctiveness of Chinese philosophy
Week 2: Origins of Chinese thought
Week 3: Confucius and his disciples
Week 4: Mencius
Week 5: Xunzi
Week 6: Mozi and the Mohists
Week 7: School of Names
Week 8: Laozi and the Laoists
Week 9: Zhuangzi
Week 10: Chinese Statists: from Art of War to Han Fei
Week 11: Western Han philosophy
Week 12: Eastern Han thinkers
Week 13: Mysterious Learning and Pure Conversations
Week 14: Daoist religion and millenarianism
Module learning aims
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Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences
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Learning outcomes
After the module, a student:
• is familiarized with the thought of the greatest ancient Chinese philosophers
• possesses the ability to understand and interpret the source texts of Chinese thought
• is able to analyse and compare the core concepts of classical Chinese philosophy
• knows the influence of Chinese philosophy upon China’s society and culture
• has improved her/his intercultural communication skills in the context of ancient Chinese culture
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