PreQin Thought

AY2018/2019 Semester 1

This course addresses the many different schools of thought that emerged in the period before the Qin Dynasty, including Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, and Mo thought. It introduces students to the important figures and texts of these schools of thought. Also discussed are issues such as historical context for the development of various schools of thought and influences they have since generated on governments and people in China.