FF:KSCA019 Chinese philosophy II - Course Information

KSCA019 History of Chinese thought II

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

!NOW( KSCA022 History of Chinese Thought )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Culture Studies of China (programme FF, B-HS)
• Culture Studies of China (programme FF, B-MS) (2)

Abstract

At the end of the course students should be able to:

understand the development of Chinese thought in its historical and social context;
understand essential concepts of Chinese thought;
interpret a short Chinese philosophical text in translation

Key topics

• 1) introduction
• 2) Chinese thought during Wei and Jin dynasties I
• 3) Chinese thought during Wei and Jin dynasties II
• 4) Buddhism I
• 5) Buddhism II
• 6) Buddhism III
• 7) Neo-Confucianism I
• 8) Neo-Confucianism II
• 9) Neo-Confucianism III
• 10) the 19th and 20th c.: Chinese thought and the West I
• 11) the 19th and 20th c.: Chinese thought and the West II
• 12) the 19th and 20th c.: Chinese thought and the West III
• 13) final discussion

Study resources and literature

required literature
• Encyklopedie čínského myšlení (vloženo ve studijních materiálech)
• Antologie textů k čínskému myšlení (vloženo ve studijních materiálech)

recommended literature
• Hnutí za sebeposílení, Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Májové hnutí - pdf vložené ve studijních materiálech
• Arif Dirlik: Discourse of "Chinese Marxism" (vloženo ve studijních materiálech)
• 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

Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

lectures

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements (in Czech)

Písemný test skládající se z ca 20 otázek a odpovědí s výběrem z více variant; požadovaná úspěšnost 70 %.
Ústní zkouška je zaměřena na ověření znalostí studentů z celých Dějin čínského myšlení v rozsahu pokrytém kurzem KSCA022 Dějiny čínského myšlení.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.

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