Date | Topic (Click to view readings) | Readings |
|---|---|---|
January 31, 2022 | Intro to the Course | Syllabus review; brainstorming in class (no readings) |
February 2, 2022 | Background and Context | The Great Learning; Ivanhoe “Introduction” |
February 7, 2022 | Analects—Rituals and Self-Formation | Selected passages from the Analects; Puett and Gross-Loh (2016) |
February 9, 2022 | Analects—Self and Family | Selected passages from the Analects; Sarkissian (2010) |
February 14, 2022 | Analogizing Others to Oneself | Selected passages from the Analects; Chan (2000) |
February 16, 2022 | Selves, Communities, and Networks | Tan (2003) |
February 21, 2022 | COLLEGE CLOSED | ! NO MEETING ! |
February 23, 2022 | Selves and Roles | Dare (2020) |
February 28, 2022 | Self and the concept of “Face” | Qi (2011) |
March 2, 2022 | First Unit Recap | CLASS EXERCISES |
March 7, 2022 | Zhuangzi and Perspective | Zhuangzi Chapter 1 |
March 9, 2022 | Zhuangzi and Transformation | Zhuangzi Chapter 2 |
March 14, 2022 | Zhuangzi on Engagement | Zhuangzi Chapter 3-4 |
March 16, 2022 | Zhuangzi (conclusion of Inner Chapters) | Zhuangzi Chapter 5-7 |
March 21, 2022 | Self and Flow | Csikszentmihalyi “Flow” |
March 23, 2022 | Self-Searching and Denial of the World | Siddhartha 1-4 |
March 28, 2022 | Playing the Game of Life | Siddhartha 5-8 |
March 30, 2022 | Self, Impermanence, and Enlightenment | Siddhartha 9-12 |
April 4, 2022 | The Good True Self | Strohminger, N., Knobe, J., & Newman, G. (2017) |
April 6, 2022 | What’s the Point of a True Self? | Leuenberger, M. (2021). |
April 11, 2022 | The Good True Self—Good or Bad? | Stichter, M. (2021). |
April 13, 2022 | Second Unit Recap and Essay Prep | CLASS EXERCISES |
April 18, 2022 → April 20, 2022 | SPRING BREAK | SPRING BREAK |
April 25, 2022 | Virtue, Wisdom and Selfhood in Aristotle | Kraut (2018) |
April 27, 2022 | Wisdom Revisited: A Folk-Inspired Model | Tiberius and Smartwood (2011) |
May 2, 2022 | Experimental Approaches to Wisdom | Santos et al (2017); Grossmann et al (2019) |
May 4, 2022 | Self-knowledge and Effective Action | Sarkissian (forthcoming) |
May 9, 2022 | Paper abstract presentations | NO READINGS; PRESENTATIONS |
May 11, 2022 | Paper abstract presentations | NO READINGS; PRESENTATIONS |
May 16, 2022 | Paper abstract presentations | NO READINGS; PRESENTATIONS |