KSCA018 History of Chinese thought I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 19:10–20:45 M11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/80
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:

understand the development of Chinese thought in early China in its historical and social context;
understand essential concepts of Chinese thought;
interpret a short Chinese philosophical text in translation
Syllabus
  • 1) introduction
  • 2) before Confucius - the origins of Chinese thought
  • 3) Confucius
  • 4) Mencius, Xunzi
  • 5) mohism
  • 6) legism
  • 7) taoism - the essentials
  • 8) Zhuangzi
  • 9) Laozi
  • 10) the school of names, cosmological thought
  • 11) problems of interpretation: social context
  • 12) problems of interpretation: textuality
  • 13) final discussion
Literature
    required literature
  • VÁVRA, Dušan. Antologie textů k náboženství Číny (Chinese religions - anthology). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 299 pp. info
  • CHENG, Anne. Dějiny čínského myšlení. Translated by Helena Beguivinová - Olga Lomová - David Sehnal - Dušan Vávra. 1. vyd. Praha: DrahmaGaia, 2006, xv, 688. ISBN 8086685527. info
  • LAOZI. Tao te ťing : o tao a ctnosti. Edited by Olga Lomová - Berta Krebsová. 2., opr. a dopl. vyd., celko. Praha: DharmaGaia, 2003, 268 s. ISBN 8086685128. info
  • KONFUCIUS. Rozpravy : hovory a komentáře. Edited by Augustin Palát, Translated by Vincenc Lesný - Jaroslav Průšek. Vyd. tohoto překladu 2., ko. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1995, 180 s. ISBN 8020402950. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Written test consisting of ca 20 questions, minimum pass level 70 %.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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