| Course Title: Philosophical Foundations of Chinese Thought: The Ancient Period |
| Start Date: 01/23/2024 End Date: 05/07/2024 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2024 |
| Description: An introduction to Chinese thought during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (roughly 770-256 BCE), a time of remarkable philosophical growth and controversy. We read the works of this era's most influential philosophers, including: Kongzi (Confucius), Mozi, Laozi, Mengzi (Mencius), Zhuangzi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi. Topics discussed include: What makes for a just ruler? What kind of life should we live? What is our relationship to nature? We work to understand each philosopher's responses to these questions, but we also learn to develop our own answers. We take care to place these figures and their works in their historical and cultural context. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| David Turon | dturon@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2024 - 05/07/2024 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 09:00AM - 10:15AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 206 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ASIAN0001 | ASIAN: Asian Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor. |
| EASIA0001 | EASIA: East Asian Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the East Asian Studies major. |
| PHIL0001 | PHIL-HP: History of Philosophy | This course has been approved to count towards the Philosophy major in the History of Philosophy area. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| PHIL-212-01 Found. of Chinese Thought |
| ASIAN-214-01 Found. of Chinese Thought |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 24 | Available: 4 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy Author: Van Norden, Bryan W., and Philip J. Ivanhoe Copyright: 2023 Edition: 3 Volume: ISBN: 1647921082 Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company |
Required | 36.00 |
| Title: Zhuangzi: The Essential Writings Author: Ziporyn, Brook Copyright: 2009 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0872209113 Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company |
Required | 19.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |