10/3

Lecture 1

What is Chinese Philosophy?

Defoort: “Is There such a Thing as Chinese Philosophy?” pp. 393-413.

10/17

Lecture 2

Intellectual Foundation for Chinese Philosophy

Y. L Fung: A Short History of Chinese Philosophy, pp.1-29.

(3) . Mote: Intellectual Foundation of China, pp. 9-25.

10/24

Lecture 3

Political Origin of Chinese Philosophy and Confucianism

Lewis: “The Warring States Political History”, pp. 587-650.

Sato: The Confucian Quest for Order, pp. 85-108

10/31

Lecture 4

Confucius and the Analects

Fingarett: Confucius: Secular as Sacred, pp.1-56.

11/7

Lecture 5

The Rise of Mohism: An Emulation of Ethical Discourse: The Book of Mozi

Graham: Disputers of Tao, pp. 33-53.

11/14

Lecture 6

The Culmination of Ethical Discourse: The Book of Mencius

Van Norden: Mengzi: pp. xiii-xxxix.

11/21

Lecture 7

The Great Intellectual Transformation: The Jixia Thinkers

Schwartz: The World of Thought in Ancient China, pp.173-185.

Sato: The Confucian Quest for Order, pp.108-146.

11/28

Lecture 8

The Crystallization of the Concept of the Way: The Book of Laozi

Graham: Disputers of Tao, pp. 214-235.

12/5

Lecture 9

The Philosophy of Transformation and Oneness: The Book of Zhuangzi

Graham: Disputers of Tao, pp. 170-211.

12/12

Lecture 10

The Establishment of the Theory of Moral Cultivation: The Book of Xunzi (I)

Graham: Disputers of Tao, pp. 235-267.

12/19

Lecture 11

Theory of Moral Cultivation: The Book of Xunzi (II)

Sato: The Confucian Quest for Order, pp.343-423.

12/26

Lecture 12

The Psychology of Politics and a Search for Power: The Book of Hanfeizi

Hsiao: The History of Chinese Political Thought, pp.368-424.