RELS-229 Confucianism

Winter Term 2014

(3 units)

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Objective

The philosophy, worldview, spirituality and ethics of Confucianism in its classical, modern and contemporary forms.

At the end of this course students should

• have a basic understanding of the core motifs of Confucian philosophy and the way they are interpreted in classical, Neo-Confucian and New Confucian movements
• be skilled in reading Confucian texts in translation
• be prepared to take a more advanced course on Chinese religions (RELS-394*)