Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Spring Semester Year 2026	360189	The History of Chinese Philosophy	1	2.0	2	△	CHEN, YI	Core Curriculum (III)	0	0	人文與藝術向度

Course Plan：

Instructor	CHEN, YI　Office Hours
Email	chenyi@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-12-18 01:27:41
Course Objective	This course deals mainly with the essence of Chinese traditional thought, trying to sovle the riddles lying behind the msytery of Asian philosophy. Through lectures and class discussion, students are expected to have a better command of the significant stream of thinking development for the Chinese people and look into the future cultural development. As for the course planning, this course consists of the following five topics: Pre-Chin philosophers, Taoism in Wei and Jin Dynasties, Buddism in Sui and Tang dynasties, Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties and modern philosophy. The course will be presented with simple approaches and lots of class discussions in the hope that students will realize the wisdom explored by important philosophers throughout Chinese history, which will in returen provide students with much more promising and enrihed way of life.
Course Schedule	Week 1 Course Introduction: The Spirit of Chinese Philosophy Week 2 Confucius Week 3 Mencius Week 4 Xunzi, Hanfeizi Week 5 The Logicians Week 6 Laozi Week 7 Make-up National Holiday for Tomb-Sweeping Day Week 8 Zhoungzi Week 9 Presentation Discussion (Students need to give a specific topic of interest for the oral presentation.) Week 10 Visit to the History Exhibition Hall of Academia Sinica Week 11 Film Discussion Week 12 Activity: Topic Discussion,Communication and Sharing Week 13 Research and Discussion Week 14 Mozi Week 15 The Chinese Buddhism Week 16 Group Presentation 1 Week 17 Group Presentation 2 Week 18 Group Presentation 3
Evaluation and grading policy	Class Participation and Assignment: 60% Visit Activity: 10% Group Presentation: 30%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes JeeLoo Liu (2006). An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy: From Ancient Philosophy to Chinese Buddhism, Blackwell Publishing Lily Zhang (2011). Thirty Chapters on the History of Chinese Philosophy, Le Jin Books. Wing-Tsit Chan (1973). A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy, 4th Printing, Princeton University. I will select some primary Chinese philosophical works as self-made teaching materials. Translations of some texts can also be found online on the Chinese Text Project (https://ctext.org/).
The access to curricular consultation	chenyi@mail.ntut.edu.tw
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG1：消除貧窮（No Poverty） SDG3：良好健康和福祉（Good Health and Well-being） SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG5：性別平等（Gender Equality） SDG10：減少不平等（Reduced Inequalities） SDG16：和平正義與有力的制度（Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 使用生成式AI作為教學過程的輔助工具（Use generative AI tools as an aid to the teaching process） ● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
Note	1. In Weeks 2 and 3, the course covers Confucian thought; in Week 4, Legalist thought; in Weeks 6, 8, Daoist thought; and in Week 14, Mohist thought. Through introducing the key philosophical concerns and approaches to problem-solving, the course aligns SDG 4; SDG 16; SDG 3 and SDG 5; as well as SDG 1 and SDG 10. 2. The course develops students’ philosophical thinking through textual analysis and issue-based discussions, with classroom performance used as a measure of learning outcomes. This approach corresponds to the second component of Innovative Character Education, “Explanation.”