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"What Confucius seemed to be more concerned with is the danger of subversion of the frail surviving structure of sacred authority rather than the abuse of authority by those above."
How do you understand this concern? What influence does it have on Confucius's design in ritual structure?
-What is this course about?
-Homework 1
-Historic Background
--2.1 Historic Background: Introduction
--2.2 Historic Background: Xia Dynasty and Shang Dynasty
--2.3 Historic Background: Zhou Dynasty
-Cultural Context
--2.4 Cultural context: ancestor worship
--2.5 Cultural context: natural spirits and the high god
-Homework 2: Context
-3.1 Hierarchical structure in politics
--3.1 Hierarchical structure in politics
-3.2 The ritual system of Zhou dynasty
--3.2 The ritual system of Zhou Dynasty
-3.3 The political system of Zhou dynasty
--3.3 The political system of Zhou Dynasty
-3.4 Cultural decline of Zhou
--3.4 Cultural decline of Zhou
-3.5 Confucius and his intellectual background
--3.5 Confucius and his intellectual background
-Homework 3: Zhou Dynasty
-4.1 Introduction to Confucianism
--4.1 Introduction to Confucianism
-4.2 The philosophy of Li
-4.3 Confucius's view on education
--4.3 Confucius's view on education
-Essay: Confucianism
-5.1 Ren: an introduction
-5.2 What is Ren?
-5.3 The relation between Ren and Li
--5.3 The relation between Ren and Li
-5.4 Family: a normative source
--5.4 Family: a normative source
-5.5 Confucian politics
-Homework 5: Ren
-6.1 Mohism: an introduction
-6.2 Mozi's theological politics
--6.2 Mozi's theological politics
-6.3 Mohist utilitarian ethics
--6.3 Mohist utilitarian ethics
-Essay: Mohism
-7.1 Laozi’s ineffable Tao
-7.2 Laozi’s Nature
-7.3 Human Realm
-7.4 Laozi’s Politics
-Homework 7: Laozi
-8.1 Metaphysics
-8.2 The World of Being
-8.3 The Human Realm
-8.4 The “True Man”
-Homework 8: Zhuangzi
-9.1 Social background
-9.2 Mencius and the Book of Mencius
--9.2 Mencius and the Book of Mencius
-9.3 Philosophic anthropology: human nature
--9.3 Philosophic anthropology: human nature
-9.4 Unmoved heart
-9.5 Philosophic anthropology summarized
--9.5 Philosophic anthropology summarized
-Essay: Mencius
-10.1 Social philosophy
-10.2 Political philosophy
-10.3 Mencius’s view of Heaven
--10.3 Mencius's view of Heaven
-Homework 10: Mencius
-11.1 Human nature
-11.2 Xunzi's political philosophy
--11.2 Xunzi's political philosophy
-11.3 Xunzi's educational philosophy
--11.3 Xunzi's educational philosophy
-11.4 Xunzi's social philosophy
--11.4 Xunzi's social philosophy
-Homework 11: Xunzi
-12.1 The Human and the Cosmic
--12.1 The Human and the Cosmic
-12.2 Debates with other thinkers
--12.2 Debates with other thinkers
-Homework 12: Xunzi Continued
-13.1 Evolution of Legalism
-13.2 Shang Yang
-13.3 Shen Buhai
-13.4 Han Feizi
-Homework 13: Legalism
-14.1 Legalism and Taoism
-14.2 Legalism in Practice
-Homework 14: Legalism


