Schedule of Classes
● Link to Assigned Readings ●

Week of Monday Wednesday
     
August 29 Introduction Western Patterns of Thought
September 5 Before Philosophy in China No Class
September 12 The Analects:  Confucius on Moral Perfection The Analects:  The Ritual Core & Man's Social Nature
September 19 The Analects:  The Significance of Disciples

The Analects:  Heaven, History, and Timeliness

September 26 Mohism: Doctrine and Argumentation Mohism: The Significance of Standards
October 3 Mohist Logic and Theory of Language Mencius's Career & Anti-Mohism
October 10 Mencius:  The Goodness of Human Nature Mencius:  Rules and Character
October 17 Mencius:  Fate as a Moral Opportunity Laozi and Daoism   Take Home Midterm Distributed -- due Monday
October 24 The Paradox of the Dao de jing  Take Home Midterm Due Zhuangzi's Daoist Imagination
October 31 Zhuangzi:  Language and Experience Zhuangzi:  Philosophy and Skill
November 7 Zhuangzi:  Relativity, Life, Death, and Dao Naturalism
November 14 Legalism Study and the Mind, According to Xunzi
November 21 Xunzi:  Heaven and  Ritual Thanksgiving Break
November 28 Xunzi:  The Promise of Evil and Cosmic Ritual The Great Learning
December 5 The Doctrine of the Mean The Spring & Autumn Annals and the Yijing

Final Exam:  Friday, December 16, 2:45-4:45