PA263

Download as PDF

Classical Chinese Philosophy

Course Subject Code

PA

Course Number

263

Course Long Title

Classical Chinese Philosophy

Status

Active

Division

Non-Divisional

Unit(s)

1

Schedule Type

Block Seminar

Instruction Mode

Traditional

Grade Modes

Letter Grades, S/CR/NC, Audit

Course Attributes

CLAI

Course Description

An exploration of classical Chinese philosophy (~600-200 BCE). The course focuses on primary texts in English translation – the Analects of Confucius, Mozi, Mengzi, Laozi (the Daodejing), Zhuangzi, and Xunzi– and considers topics and themes such as ethics, moral development, governance, and human nature.