Conducted in
terms:
2021/SL, 2022/SL, 2023/SL, 2024/SL
ECTS credits:
5
Language:
English
Organized by:
Faculty of Philosophy
(for:
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
Introduction to Chinese Philosophy 22-PIE-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
A comprehensive introduction to the classical (pre-Buddhist) Chinese philosophy: its core concepts, main thinkers, crucial texts, and its influence upon Chinese society and culture.
Cycle of studies
1st cycle
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences
(in Polish) None.
Course coordinators
Additional information
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