Print syllabusIntroduction to Chinese Philosophy
General data
| Course ID: | 22-FUFA-ICP |
| Erasmus code / ISCED: | (unknown) / (unknown) |
| Course title: | Introduction to Chinese Philosophy |
| Name in Polish: | Introduction to Chinese Philosophy |
| Organizational unit: | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Course groups: |
(in Polish) Fakultety na filozofii II stopnia (in Polish) Moodle - przedmioty Szkoły Nauk Humanistycznych (in Polish) Przedmioty na Wydziale Filozoficznym |
| Course homepage: | https://rogacz.home.amu.edu.pl/?page_id=2 |
| ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
3.00
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| Language: | English |
| Cycle of studies: | 1st cycle |
| Module learning aims: | (in Polish) A comprehensive introduction to Chinese philosophy: its core concepts, crucial thinkers, and influence upon Chinese society and culture. |
| Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences: | (in Polish) None. |
| Full description: |
(in Polish) Week 1: Stylistic and theoretical distinctiveness of Chinese philosophy. Origins of Chinese thought Week 2: Confucius and his disciples Week 3: Classical Confucianism: Mencius and Xunzi Week 4: Classical Daoism: Laozi and Zhuangzi Week 5: Mozi and the Mohists Week 6: School of Names. Book of Changes and the Yin-Yang School. School of Agriculture Week 7: Legalism: Shang Yang and Han Fei. Art of War. Philosophical foundations of Chinese empire Week 8: Correlative thought under the Han. Evolution of Daoism and the birth of Chinese medicine Week 9: Independent thinkers of the Han dynasty: Jia Yi, Yang Xiong, Wang Chong. Chinese science Week 10: Neo-Daoism. Millenarianism of the Sect of Supreme Peace Week 11: Buddhism in China: tensions and problems. First schools of Chinese Buddhism Week 12: Tiantai and Huayan schools of Chinese Buddhism Week 13: Chan Buddhism Week 14: The birth of Neo-Confucianism: Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan Week 15: Summary and the closing discussion |
| Bibliography: |
(in Polish) 1. Dawid Rogacz, Chinese Philosophy of History. From Ancient Confucianism to the End of the Eighteenth Century, Bloomsbury Academic, London 2020. 2. Chan Wing-tsit, A Sourcebook in Chinese Philosophy, Princeton University Press, Princeton 1969. 3. JeeLoo Liu. An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy: From Ancient Philosophy to Chinese Buddhism, Blackwell Publishing, Maiden 2006. 4. Bryan W. Van Norden, Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy, Hackett Publishing, Indianapolis 2011. 5. Karyn Lai, An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2008. 6. Fang Litian, Zhongguo gudai zhexue (2 vols.), Renmin Daxue Chubanshe, Beijing 2006. |
| Learning outcomes: |
(in Polish) After the module, a student: • is familiarized with the thought of the greatest 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 Chinese context |
Classes in period "Academic year 2020/2021, summer semester" (past)
| Time span: | 2021-03-01 - 2021-09-30 |
 
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| Type of class: | (unknown) | |
| Coordinators: | (unknown) | |
| Group instructors: | (unknown) | |
| Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
| Examination: | Graded credit |
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