History of Chinese Philosophy. ((3 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): PHIL 2050 and University Advanced Standing Explores the philosophies of China. Interprets major Chinese philosophical texts and figures, tracing the development of Chinese philosophy’s key themes and questions across the centuries. Examines the “classical era” of Chinese thought, the Warring States Period, in which the foundations of all subsequent tradition emerged: Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Legalism; the introduction of Buddhism to China throughout the medieval period, culminating in the Neo-Confucian movements of the late imperial era; and modern Chinese political theory.