Module Details |
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Title | CLASSICAL CHINESE PHILOSOPHY | ||
Code | PHIL367 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr CJ Bartley Philosophy C.J.Bartley@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2022-23 | Level 6 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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To investigate what is distinctive about classical Chinese approaches to questions of ontology, social harmony, personal morality and soteriology. To examine the ways in which philosophy in Classical Chinese civilisation develops in the Hundred Schools period, with particular attention to the dialogue between Confucians and Daoists. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will be able to engage in informed discussions about the concepts and categories in which philosophical discussions were conducted in ancient China. |
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(LO2) Students will develop abilities in developing and contextualising new information about other worldviews. |
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(LO3) Students will be enabled to assimilate alternative cultural perspectives from which to view their own traditions. |
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(LO4) Students will be able to explain and evaluate some of the main theories propounded in the classical period of Chinese thought. |
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(LO5) Students will be able to discuss the problem of cultural relativism informed by an understanding of a particular alien pattern of thinking. |
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(LO6) Students will be able to relate classical Chinese thought to European philosophical interests. |
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(S1) Students will develop abilities to read and understand ancient texts in English translation. |
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(S2) Students will improve their ability to identify the issues that underlie debates. |
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(S3) Students will develop the confidence to consider previously unfamiliar ideas and approaches. |
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(S4) Students will develop their ability to identify presuppositions and to reflect critically upon them. |
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(S5) Students will develop a facility to compare and evaluate categories of thought from different cultures. |
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(S6) Students will enhance their written and communication skills. |
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(S7) Students will develop their ability to work independently. |
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(S8) Students will develop an ability to write in a manner that accords with professional standards and expectations. |
Syllabus |
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Confucius: humanism and civilisation. Humans flourish through participation in traditions of culture. Social harmony is best secured by a charismatic leader who exemplifies virtues. Laozi and the Dao de jing: the aristocratic reaction to Confucian ideals. Zhuangzi: the critique of humanist Confucian ideals as narrowly anthropocentric. Morality is a human construct. Mencius: the first phase of the Confucian response to the Daoist view that traditional morality is conventional. Everyday morality is grounded in human nature. Xunzi: the second phase of the response. Morality is not grounded in facts about human nature but has to be learned from tradition. Han Feizi: the pragmatist challenge to the view that effective government depends upon the monarch's virtuous character. Effective government involves coercive measures. Mozi: the utilitarian challenge to traditional morality. The rationalist critique of the notion that tradition deli vers values that have stood the test of time. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 Teaching Method 2 - Seminar |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
11 |
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22 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 128 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Online written exam (seen) (IF HYBRID/ ONLINE) There is a resit opportunity. This is an anonymous assessment. | 24 | 60 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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Presentation This is not an anonymous assessment. Reassessment opportunity: Yes | 0 | 10 | ||||
Essay There is a resit opportunity. Non-standard penalty applies for late submission - Late submission is not possible This is an anonymous assessment. | 0 | 30 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |