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 110-052 Chinese Thought

Note

Formerly available as 158-272/372. Students who have completed 158-272/372 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr B Hendrischke

Prerequisites

110-025 Chinese 1B or equivalent and one First Year subject in Chinese studies, or one First Year Philosophy subject.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

In this subject students will be introduced to the major issues in traditional Chinese thought. Students 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, and written work totalling 4000 words.

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