Phil 217 

Phil 218 Chinese Philosophy in the Sung, Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties (4 Credits)

Lecturer: Edward CHAU

Description:

Confucian thought stresses the cultivation of the Inner Saint and of the Outer King. In the Sung, Ming and Ch'ing eras, Confucian thought takes a novel turn, stressing the Heart Nature and giving rise to the Rationalist School. This course gives prominence to the study of the Heart Nature, according to its development through the different periods: North Sung, South Sung, Ming, Ch'ing. At the same time it will probe the significance of the thought of the following philosophers: Chou Tun I, Chang Tsai, Ch'eng Hao and Ch'eng I, Chu Hsi, Lu Hsiang Shan, Wang Yang Ming, Wang Fu Chih, Tai Chen.

Reference Books:

1. 張立文，《宋明理學研究》，中國人民大學出版社。

2. 黃公偉，《宋明清理學體系論史》，台北：幼獅，1971。

3. 羅光，《中國哲學思想史》，台北：學生，1981。

4. 蔡仁厚，《宋明理學》，台北：學生，1983。

Note:

If Neo-Confucianism in Sung, Ming and Philosophyin Ch'ing are given separately, then Phil 217 = Neo-Confucianism in the Sung and Ming, Phil 218 = Chinese Philosophy in the Ch'ing.