CLASSICAL CONFUCIANISM AND DAOISM
A critical introduction to Chinese philosophy in the classical, pre-Qin period, this module will focus especially on the Confucian and Daoist traditions. Major philosophical works such as the Analects, Mencius, Laozi, and Zhuangzi will be examined, and some attention will be given to the other philosophical schools that flourished in the Warring States period. The approach is both historical and analytic. We shall attempt to situate Chinese philosophical discourse in its context, and bring out its contemporary relevance.