Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Spring Semester Year 2025	346129	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	2024-12-17 20:49:26
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 Week 5 The Logicians Week 6 Laozi Week 7 Zhoungzi Week 8 Activities: Topic Discussion, Communication and Sharing Week 9 Presentation Discussion (Students need to give a specific topic of interest for the oral presentation.) Week 10 Mozi Week 11 Hanfeizi Week 12 Research and Discussion Week 13 Film Discussion Week 14 The Chinese Buddhism Week 15 Group Presentation 1 Week 16 Group Presentation 2 Week 17 Group Presentation 3 Week 18 Semester Reflection and Individual Discussion
Evaluation and grading policy	Class Participation and Assignment: 60% Group Presentation: 40%
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	If you have any questions, please email: chenyi@mail.ntut.edu.tw.
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG16：和平正義與有力的制度（Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions）
Note	1. Course Corresponding Indicators: Weeks 2 to 11 teaching topics, discussing the ideal politics and issues of Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, and Legalism, corresponding to the content of Indicator 16: "Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development." 2. The course topics from Weeks 2 to 14, titled "Introduction to Philosophical Thought," correspond to the "Explanation" stage of the innovative character education 6E teaching method. Through text reading and issue discussions, students are encouraged to reflect on behavioral norms.