History Of Chinese Thought

AY2021/2022 Semester 2

This course is a historical review of the development of different schools of thought in China. It introduces students to the important figures and ideas associated with such schools of thought like Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. It studies the political and social conditions that gave rise to and influenced the development of these schools of thought. The discussion also extends to the introduction and impact of Western ideas in the19th and 20th centuries.