Ethics and Agency in Classical Chinese Thought (Spring 2021)

Ethics and Agency in Classical Chinese Thought (Spring 2021)

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Dec 12, 2020 12:20 AM

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Instructor: Hagop Sarkissian

Email: hagop.sarkissian@baruch.cuny.edu (but contacting me through Teams' chat function is preferable)

Office: 😢

Class Times: 11:45a - 1:45p Thursdays

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BULLETIN DESCRIPTION

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REQUIRED TEXTS

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GRADING

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SEMINAR FORMAT

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VIDEO CONFERENCING ON MICROSOFT TEAMS

Name	Dates	Notes
First Meeting—Foundations	February 4, 2021	Intro to the course; reading tips; preparation for the Lunyu
Analects (Lunyu 論語) I	February 11, 2021	Self-cultivation; ritual; propriety
Analects (Lunyu 論語) II	February 18, 2021	Social roles, perspective-taking, and the ethical life
Analects (Lunyu 論語) III	February 25, 2021	Admiration, exemplarism, and selfhood
Analects (Lunyu 論語) IV	March 4, 2021	Effortless action and social harmony
Mozi and the Mohist School I	March 11, 2021	The grounds of morality; shaping moral behavior
Mozi and the Mohist School II	March 18, 2021	The Mohists contra the Ru; the three gauges/standards (三表)
Mozi and the Mohist School III	March 25, 2021	Concern for all, excluding none
❗ NO MEETING	April 1, 2021
Mozi and the Mohist School IV	April 8, 2021	Inclusive care and its demandingness
Zhuangzi I	April 15, 2021	Transformation and skeptical questioning
Zhuangzi IV	May 6, 2021	Heaven and Man
Zhuangzi II	April 22, 2021	Transformation and skeptical questioning (cont'd); skill and dao
Zhuangzi III	April 29, 2021	Primitivism
Zhuangzi V	May 13, 2021	Interpretations of the Zhuangzi