Introduction to Chinese Philosophy

Short Essay Topics and Review Sheet for Your First Exam:
A Discussion between the Students and Instructor:
Lecture on Keep Space Open for the Sense of Wonder
Questions for Dr. Jackson's lecture
Requirement for Your Group Table and Individual Summaries
Your final exam is 10:00-11:40, Dec. 11 (Monday)! Study Guide
Creighton in China 2006: http://winstream.creighton.edu/jyu02084/china/China06_1.wmv
Creighton in China 2007: application
"Chinese Philosophy" Party: 6:00pm, Dec. 1st at Dr. Yuan's House
| Introduction & Chapter one Aesthetics |
Chinese words and way of thinking:
Oracle Bone Inscription and Myths The Characteristics of Chinese Myths Philosophy in Chinese Myths The First Anticipation: Reading assignment: Handouts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and Hall's & Ames' Anticipating China pp. 1-12. |
Outline 1 |
| Chapter two Chinese Cosmology |
Chinese Numeration and the Pattern of
Changes I Ching (The Book of Changes) (1) I Ching (The Book of Changes) (2) The Second Anticipation: Reading assignment: Handouts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and Hall's & Ames' Anticipating China pp. 12-24. |
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| Chapter three Pre-Qin Philosophy Aesthetics and Ethics
Daosim
Confucianism
Dialectics Sun Zi
Logic Mo Zi and Later Mohists
Chapter Four Neo-Daoism Neo-Confucianism Anti-Neo-Confuciaism Communism
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The Natural way of Lao Zi--Dao De
Jing (1) Dao De Jing (2) The Third and Fourth Anticipations: Reading assignment: Lao Zi (Lao Tzu)'s Tao Te Ching pp. 5-88 and Hall's & Ames' Anticipating China pp. 25-40. Zhuang Zi (1) Inner Chapters: Chapter 1: Going Rambling without a Destination Chapter 2: The Sorting Which Evens Things out Chapter 3: What Matters in The Nurture of Life & 4: Worldly Business among Man Daoism in the practical life: http://winstream.creighton.edu/jyu02084/photostory/Alaska.wmv The Fifth and Sixth Anticipations: Reading assignment: Zhuang Zi (Chuang Tzu)'s Inter Chapter A. C. Graham pp.43-111 and Hall's & Ames' Anticipating China pp. 40-66. Ethics and Aesthetics--Confucius' Family Ethics The Analects 1 (Book 1-Book10) The Analects 2 (Book 11-Book 20) Reading assignment: The Analects of Confucius (Tran. R. Ames) Book 1-Book 20 & Hall's & Ames' Anticipating China pp 66-109. The Art of Warfare I (Chapter 1-6) The Art of Warfare I (Chapter 7-13) Reading assignment: Sun-Tzu, The Art of Warfare, Ch. 1-13 Class Activity for Chapter 10: The Terrain: http://winstream.creighton.edu/jyu02084/fall/land2.wmv Mo Zi "Honoring the Worthy" The Seventh and Eighth Anticipations "Identifying with One's Superior" Later Mohists' Argument The Structure of Chinese Logic "Universal Love" Reading assignments: Mo Zi and Handouts Noe-Daoism: Tao Qian's "Requiem for Myself" and "The Peach Blossom Spring" Ouyang Xiu's "The Old Toper's Pavilion" Neo-Confucianism: Chen's borthers Zhu Xi Lu Xun Mao Ze-Dong
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Discussion
Discussion Discussion Discussion Outline 19.1(Handout) Handouts Handouts Party and Movie at Dr. Yuan's house Handout Handout Handout
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