Unit RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHY OF CHINA
- Course
- Philosophy and psychological science and techniques
- Study-unit Code
- 40A00015
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Ester Bianchi
- Teachers
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- Ester Bianchi
- Hours
- 36 ore - Ester Bianchi
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2024
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Sector
- L-OR/21
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- The main purpose of the course is to provide students with a basic but comprehensive knowledge of Chinese philosophy, literature, society and culture from the origins to the XIX century AD.
- Reference texts
- 1) Anne Cheng, Storia del Pensiero cinese, vol. 1: Dalle origini allo «studio del Mistero», Torino, Einaudi, 2000. 2) One of the following texts: - Andreini, A., Il Daodejing, Einaudi, 2018; - Bianchi, E., Faxian, Morlacchi, 2013; - Cadonna, A., Liezi. La scrittura reale del vuoto abissale e della potenza suprema, Einaudi, 2008; - Crisma, A., Neiye - Il Tao dell'Armonia Interiore, Garzanti, 2016; - Lippiello, T., Confucio. Dialoghi, Einaudi, 2003; - Scarpari, M., Il confucianesimo. I fondamenti e i testi, Einaudi, 2010; - Scarpari, M., Mencio e l'arte di governo, Marsilio, 2013. 3) ONLY FOR STUDENTS OF CHINESE LITERATURE: Wilt Idema - Lloyd Haft, Letteratura Cinese, Venezia, Cafoscarina, 2000, Part III e IV. 3) ONLY FOR STUDENTS OF CHINESE PHILOSOPHY: Anne Cheng, Storia del Pensiero cinese, Vol. 2: Dall'Introduzione del buddhismo alla formazione del pensiero moderno, Part 4 e 5. Other material will be furnished during the course. TEXTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE (IN LIEU OF THE ABOVE LIST OF STUDIES): 1.a) C. GRAHAM: Disputers of the Tao: philosophical argument in Ancient China, La Salle, Ill.: Open Court, 1989. 1.b) V. H. MAIR: The Columbia History of Chinese Literature, Columbia University Press, 2002. 2) English translation of the Analects, the Laozi, the Zhuangzi or the Hanfeizi. Students with disabilities or approved accommodations may require accessible formats for course materials. Please contact the Departmental Representative for assistance.
- Educational objectives
- - Basic knowledge of the history, literature, culture, and society of China from the pre-imperial era to the beginnings of modernity (in line with the general objective of the Course of Study in Foreign Languages and Cultures). - Knowledge of the Chinese classical and imperial philosophy and religions (in line with the general objective of the Course of Study in Philosophy); - Ability to employ the knowledge of the fundamentals of Chinese thought, society and culture in order to develop a multicultural and global approach, and to act as a cultural mediator.
- Prerequisites
- Chinese language (highly recommended but not compulsory).
- Teaching methods
- The course is organized as follows: - standard classes on the main topics of the program; - special lessons and conferences given by invited professors; - further studies (students will further be presented with workshops and with documentaries and movies); - educational visits (museums, exhibitions etc.). UNISTUDIUM e-learning platform will be broadly used both to share information and materials, and to communicate with students.
- Other information
- The course is is targeted at BA students in Chinese Literature I (modules 1-2-3) and in Religions and Philosophy of China (modules 1-2).
- Learning verification modality
- Mid-Term Exam Oral exam (8 multiple choice questions and 8 open questions) on Pre-Han program. Final oral exam is conducted to assess students' conceptual understanding and provide them with the chance to demonstrate their deeper comprehension of subjects within the historical, sociocultural, philosophical, and religious contexts. In general terms, the exam focuses on the following aspects: · Knowledge and understanding - Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: Summary · Knowledge and understanding - Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: Detail · Autonomy of judgment, understood as the ability to produce autonomous judgments, arriving at coherent reflections on social, scientific or ethical issues; · Communication skills, conceived as the ability to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to other interlocutors; · Learning ability, understood as the necessary skill to advance in studies with a high degree of autonomy In case a student intends to anticipate his/her exam in a year preceding the one it is scheduled in his/her curriculum, it is recommended to anticipate as well the attendance of the lessons and to schedule the exam in the first useful session after the lessons have been concluded. For student's accommodations, see http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa.
- Extended program
- The aim of the first two modules of the course (addressed to students of Chinese Literature and to students of Religion and Philosophy of China) is to provide the students with a basic but comprehensive knowledge of Chinese literature, history and philosophy from the origins to the Han Dynasty included (206 BCE - 220 CE). The course will first present Shang oracle bones' inscriptions and Western Zhou ritual bronze inscriptions. The Thirteen Confucian Classical texts will then be analyzed. The course will mainly focus on the the so-called Hundred Schools, particularly: Confucianism, Moism, Daoism, Legalism and cosmology. Finally, Han Confucianism and the Dark Learning or Xuanxue of the Three Kingdoms (3rd c. CE) will be presented. Finally, the course will present outlines of Imperial Daoism, Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism. The THIRD MODULE (only addressed to students of Chinese literature) will mainly focus on Chinese literature during the Chinese Emprire. Specifically, the first part will continue the study of the Han dynasty, with a focus on historiography, historical narrative, and poetry. As for the literature of the Three Kingdoms and the Southern and Northern Dynasties (220–589), the course will cover the emergence of narrative literature, the evolution of poetry, and the development of literary criticism. The course will then analyze the Tang (618–906) and Song (960–1279) dynasties, examining literary genres in poetry and prose. Next, it will address the development of literature during the Yuan dynasty (1260–1368), characterized by the theatrical genre. The course will then move on to the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1912) dynasties, focusing on the developments in narrative literature and theater prior to the emergence of modern literature.
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