Department of Philosophy

Fall Semester 2008  Philosophy 771
Philosophy of the Yijing：Dao/ Taiji /Benti
Onto-comsology, Onto-hermeneutics and Onto-ethics

Professor Chung-ying Cheng

COURSE SYLLABUS

Weeks          Tuesday           Topics/ Themes/ Issues/ Problems

1                    8/28                  Two human needs and three modes of time:                                    
                                               to  know and to act;  present, future and past in unity
2                    9/04                  Discussion: Why no Yijing in the Greek philosophy

3                    9/11                 Development and Organization of Yijing as Text
                                              and as  Philosophy: xiang and shu issues
4                    9/18                 Discussion: Understanding Yijing Text and Yi

5                    9/25                 Onto- Hermeneutics of the Yi and Yijing:
                                              How is divination possible and justified?     
6                    10/02               Discussion: Understanding Divination in Yijing

7                    10/09               Reading the Yijing: Xici and Ten Wings: What are various
                                             interpretations and later developments?
8                   10/16               Discussion: Issues with Regard to xiangshu and yili

9                   10/23               Reading the Text in light of  Cheng Yi and Zhu Xi:
                                             li and qi in process and structure
10                 10/30               Discussion: li /qi Duality and Moral Creativity

11                 11/06               Continued Reading: How relevant is Lu Xiangshan and
                                             Wang Yangming?
12                 11/ 13              Discussion: yi (taiji-wuji)/yin-yang/li-qi/xin-xing
                                            in Creative Unity

13                 11/20               Comparison: Whitehead and Heidegger in Yijing

14                 11/27               Presentation   3
15                 12/04               Presentation   3
16                 12/11               Presentation   3    /  Final Papers Due
 
Corrsponding Assignments of Reading will be made
Two short papers with each for 6 pages will be required. A final paper from 15 pages to 20 pages will be expected.
Grading System: R/R Assignments/ Seminar Participation/ Short Papers +Final Paper (No Exam)
 
Fall Semester 2008  Philosophy 771
Philosophy of the Yijing：Dao/ Benti/ Taiji
Onto-Cosmology and Onto-Hermeneutics

Professor Chung-ying Cheng

COURSE SYLLABUS

Weeks          Tuesday           Topics/ Themes/ Issues/ Problems

1                    8/28                  Two human needs and three modes of time:                                    
                                               to  know and to act;  present, future and past in unity
2                    9/04                  Discussion: Why no Yijing in the Greek philosophy

3                    9/11                 Development and Organization of Yijing as Text
                                              and as  Philosophy: xiang and shu issues
4                    9/18                 Discussion: Understanding Yijing Text and Yi

5                    9/25                 Onto- Hermeneutics of the Yi and Yijing:
                                              How is divination possible and justified?     
6                    10/02               Discussion: Understanding Divination in Yijing

7                    10/09               Reading the Yijing: Xici and Ten Wings: What are various
                                             interpretations and later developments?
8                   10/16               Discussion: Issues with Regard to xiangshu and yili

9                   10/23               Reading the Text in light of  Cheng Yi and Zhu Xi:
                                             li and qi in process and structure
10                 10/30               Discussion: li /qi Duality and Moral Creativity

11                 11/06               Continued Reading: How relevant is Lu Xiangshan and
                                             Wang Yangming?
12                 11/ 13              Discussion: yi (taiji-wuji)/yin-yang/li-qi/xin-xing
                                            in Creative Unity

13                 11/20               Comparison: Whitehead and Heidegger in Yijing

14                 11/27               Presentation   3
15                 12/04               Presentation   3
16                 12/11               Presentation   3    /  Final Papers Due
 
Revision later

Grading System: R/R Assignments/ Seminar Participation/ Short Papers +Final Paper (No Exam)