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 158-272 Chinese Thought

Note

Available as 158-372 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator

Dr Barbara Hendrischke

Prerequisites

Chinese 1B or equivalent and one 1st year subject in Chinese studies; or, one first-year single semester Philosophy subject.

Semester

1

Contact

Three hours a week: two lectures; one tutorial

Subject Description

Students will gain an understanding of the major issues in traditional Chinese thought. They will read and interpret Chinese philosophical texts in English translation, and explore the development of certain key terms. They will also discuss the ways in which the traditional philosophical discourse and forms of correlative thinking relate to important and enduring patterns in Chinese language, politics and culture.

Assessment

Tutorial participation; written work not exceeding 5,000 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • A C Graham, Disputers of the Tao: Philosophical Argument in Ancient China. Open Court, LaSalle, 1989.
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