PHI 4080 - Philosophies of China

Institution:

Belmont University

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Description:

This course is an overview of the thinkers and movements which have shaped philosophical reflection in China from classical to the modern period. Texts and thinkers which are studied in the course vary with each offering. Sometimes the focus is on classical texts (Yi Jing; the Zhongyong; Laozi; Lun Yu; Zhuangzi; the Mengzi; the Xunzi; Zhu Xi), and other times it is on contemporary work (e.g., Boston Confucianism and the New Confucians), still other emphases are tradition directed: Confucian tradition; Taoist tradition; Buddhist tradition; Contemporary Social Philosophy in China. Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.belmont.edu

Phone Number:

(615) 460-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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