CHI 345 - INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHINESE THOUGHT

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

This course will examine the intellectual history of Chinaâ€™s classical period, from the late Shang until the sixth century CE, and critically engage fundamental concepts of early Chinese philosophy and religion including: the Dao, the discourse of tradition, formation of philosophical ‘schools,’ cosmic and social gender, the Sage, and human nature. This course will also consider ‘Religion’ and ‘Philosophy’ as terms of inquiry, and synthesize this literature to describe and analyze changes and continuities to Chinese thought during the classical era.