The course is conducted in English。。A4:Philosophy and Moral reasoning

The course treats early Chinese philosophy as the essential expression of Humanism in traditional China. The course begins with a historical and philosophical survey of Western Humanism, which is well-defined, to show that Chinese Humanism shares the essential features of Humanism, but it also has significant distinguishing characteristics. Moreover, it provides clear accounts of nature as well as of humanity’s relationship with nature. The course is focused on the traditional Chinese conception of the unity of nature and humanity (天人合一) and related concepts for the possibility of developing an ethics of the environment and climate change that is not crippled by anthropocentrism, which is the weakness of Western ethics, generally.

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1) Attend the lectures and the group discussions (roll calling once or twice during the term). (10% of final grade.) 2) Choose a topic for a short research paper, and prepare an outline or abstract of 100 words. Due 5/3. (Considered in final grade.) 3) Final Exam (short essay style). 6/6. (45% of final grade.) 4) Final Research Paper (6-8 pages, A4, 12 font, footnotes, at least 3 references, standard format. Due 6/14. (45% of final grade).

Chan, W.T. 1963. A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Chinese language edition also available. NTU COOL for this class Chang, Chung-yuan 1963 Creativity and Taoism (On NTU COOL) Chang, Chung-yuan 1975 Tao: A New Way of Thinking (On NTU COOL) Chang, C.J. 2019. Chinese Environmental Humanities. Springer (Online through NTU library).  Goldin, Paul. 2020. The Art of Chinese Philosophy. (E-book through NTU Library. How to read and understand Chinese philosophy.) Miller, James. 2001. China’s Green Religion—Daoism. New York: Columbia University Press. Available online through NTU Library. Thompson, K.O. 2020. “Agrarianism, Way to Sustainability and Resilience.” Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Life on Land. Cham: Springer Press. (Ask me for this sourse.)  Thompson, K.O. 2019-20. “Philosophy of Food: Daoist Perspectives.” The Management Journal (Ask me for this source.) Thompson, K.O. 2014. “Agrarianism and the Ethics of Eating.” Paul B. Thompson and D.M. Kaplan. Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. Cham: Springer Press. (Ask me for this source.) Tucker, Mary and J. Berthrong. 1998. Confucianism and Ecology. Harvard University Press. (NTU Library) Van Norden, B. 2011. Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy. Hackett Press. (NTU Library) Van Norden, B. and PJ Ivanhoe. 2001. Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy. Hackett Press. (NTU Library)