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Saturday, January 16, 2016

Confucius: History, Culture, Text Syllabus 2016 (a)

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Confucius: History, Culture, Text
History 310
Spring 2016
Tuesday and Thursday 10:00-11:50 a.m.

Robert André LaFleur                                                             Office Hours:
Morse Ingersoll 111                                                                 Tuesday           12:00-1:30
363-2005                                                                                   Thursday         12:00-1:30 lafleur@beloit.edu                                                                    …or by appointment 

Required Books         
Ames, Roger T., and Henry Rosemont, Jr. The Analects of Confucius
Ames, Roger T. Confucian Role Ethics: A Vocabulary
Bateson, Gregory. Steps to an Ecology of Mind 
Durkheim, Emile. Emile Durkheim: Selected Writings
Eisenstein, Sergei. Film Form
Fingarette, Herbert. Confucius: The Secular as Sacred
Makeham, John. Transmitters and Creators
Marx, Karl. The Portable Karl Marx
Mead, George H. Mind, Self, & Society
Mills, C. Wright. The Sociological Imagination
Singer, Dorothy G. A Piaget Primer: How a Child Thinks
Simmel, Georg. On Individuality and Social Forms
Sun, Anna. Confucianism as a World Religion
Veblen, Thorstein. The Theory of the Leisure Class
Weber, Max. From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology
All books are on library reserve

On Library Reserve—Required Reading
Coser, Lewis A. Masters of Sociological Thought: Ideas in Historical and Social Context

Course Description
Confucius’s slim, posthumous text, the Analects, is one of the most influential books in human history, and has shaped a way of thinking about social relationships that has profoundly influenced Chinese, Japanese, and Korean families for many centuries. Its “reach” has extended markedly with China’s newfound place in changing world. This course will examine the “sociology” of the Analects in relation to some of the most fascinating social theory of the last century. Students will examine “social agency theory,” and analyze it with and “against” Confucius’s own “social theory” throughout the term. Final projects will emphasize students’ own major strengths in anthropology, history, sociology, and Chinese studies. Prerequisite: junior status and two courses in history, anthropology, or Asian studies (or consent of instructor).

Evaluation  
Quizzes/attendance                   15%
Letter Assignment                      15%
Midterm Exam                            20%     
Research Proposal                    10%    
Research Paper                         40%                       
Daily attendance and class participation are expected; absences during the semester will affect your grade. Late assignments will be penalized. 

Click here for either half of the Confucius Syllabus
Weeks 1-8        Weeks 9-16
History 310
Confucius: History, Culture, Text
Spring 2016
Week I              
Confucius and the Analects
Tuesday, January 19
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus) 
Ames and Rosemont, The Analects of Confucius (entire text)
       Historical and Textual Background
            The Disciples
            The Text
            Other Canonical Texts
            The Later Commentarial Tradition
       Philosophical and Linguistic Background
            Metaphysics, with Reference to Language
            Classical Chinese: How Does It Mean?
            The Chinese Lexicon
       Notes to the Introduction
            The Analects of Confucius: A Philosophical Translation
        Appendix I: The Dingzhou Analects
        Appendix II: Further Remarks on Language, Translation, and Interpretation
             Language and the Vagaries of Translation
             The Classical Chinese Written Language
             The Classical Chinese Language: Syntactical Considerations
             The Chinese Language: Some Philosophical Considerations
Thursday, January 21
Fingarette, Confucius: The Secular as Sacred
            Human Community as Holy Rite
            A Way Without a Crossroads
            The Locus of the Personal
            Traditionalist or Visionary?
            A Confucian Metaphor—The Holy Vessel

Week II
The Sociological Imagination
Tuesday, January 26
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus) 
Ames and Rosemont, The Analects of Confucius, 71-102 (Books 1-5)
Mills, The Sociological Imagination, 3-99
            The Promise
            Grand Theory
            Abstracted Empiricism
            Types of Practicality
            The Bureaucratic Ethos
            Philosophies of Science
            The Human Variety
            Uses of History
            On Reason and Freedom
            On Politics
LaFleur, The Analects of Confucius (Rough Draft Lectures)
            Lecture 1: Shepherding the Flock
            Lecture 2: A Life Along the Way
Thursday, January 28 
Mills, The Sociological Imagination, 100-242
            The Bureaucratic Ethos
            Philosophies of Science
            The Human Variety
            Uses of History
            On Reason and Freedom
            On Politics 
LaFleur, The Analects of Confucius (Rough Draft Lectures)
            Lecture 3: How the Text Is Organized
            Lecture 4: The Text and How We Know It


Week III
Karl Marx
Tuesday February 2
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus) 
Ames and Rosemont, The Analects of Confucius, 103-133 (Books 6-10)
Marx, The Portable Karl Marx
       Marx the Man: Documents, Letters, and Reminiscences
       Karl Marx's Writings
            The Formation of a Young Radical: Early Writings, 1841-1844
            Beyond Philosophy to Communism, Political Economy...Transitional Writings, 1844-1847
            Revolution and Counter-Revolution: Political Writings, 1848-1852
            Journalism and Politics: 1853-1864
            'Wading Through Economic Filth': Economic Writings, 1857-1867
            The Paris Commune and the Future of Socialism: 1870-1882
Thursday, February 4
Marx, The Portable Karl Marx (continued)
LaFleur, The Analects of Confucius (Rough Draft Lectures)
            Lecture 5: A World in Five Lines
            Lecture 6: How the Text Works
Coser, Masters of Sociological Thought
       Karl Marx 1818-1883
            The Work, 43
            The Man, 58
            The Intellectual Context, 68
            The Social Context, 76
            In Summary, 86
Please Review the Letter Assignment 
Due in MI 111 by 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 21

Week IV
Max Weber
Tuesday, February 9
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus) 
Ames and Rosemont, The Analects of Confucius, 134-193 (Books 11-15)
Weber, From Max Weber
       Introduction: The Man and His Work
            A Biographical View
            Political Concerns
            Intellectual Orientations
       Science and Politics
            Politics as a Vocation
            Science as a Vocation
       Power
            Structures of Power
            Class, Status, Party
            Bureaucracy
            The Sociology of Charismatic Authority
            The Meaning of Discipline
       Religion
            The Social Psychology of the World Religions
            The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism
            Religious Rejections of the World and Their Directions
       Social Structures
            Capitalism and Rural Society in Germany
            National Character and the Junkers
            India: The Brahman and the Castes
            The Chinese Literati
Thursday, February 11
Weber, From Max Weber (continued)
LaFleur, The Analects of Confucius (Rough Draft Lectures)
            Lecture 7: Dynamics of the Classroom I
            Lecture 9: The World Beyond the Academy
Coser, Masters of Sociological Thought
       Max Weber 1864-1920 
       The Work, 217
       The Man. 234
       The Intellectual Context, 243
       The Social Context, 250
       In Summary, 260
Please Review the Letter Assignment 
Due in MI 111 by 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 21


  Week V
Emile Durkheim
Tuesday, February 16
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus) 
Ames and Rosemont, The Analects of Confucius, 194-229 (Books 16-20)
Durkheim, Selected Writings
       Introduction
            Durkheim's Writings in Sociology and Social Philosophy
       Selected Texts
            The Field of Sociology
            Methods of Explanation and Analysis
            The Science of Morality
            Moral Obligation, Duty, and Freedom
            Forms of Social Solidarity
            The Division of Labour and Social Differentiation
            Analysis of Socialist Doctrines
            Anomie and the Moral Structure of Industry
            Political Sociology
            The Social Bases of Education
            Religion and Ritual
            Secularisation and Ritual
            Sociology of Knowledge
Thursday, February 18
Durkheim, Selected Writings (continued)
LaFleur, Mythologies of the Pacific
                        Lecture 39: Peasant Folktales and Chinese Scholarship (DVD 7, Track 39)
                        (Look for the lecture entitled "Peasant Folktales and Chinese Scholarship" on the CD or DVD)
Coser, Masters of Sociological Thought
       Emile Durkheim 1858-1917
            The Work, 129
            The Man, 143
            The Intellectual Context, 149
            The Social Context, 156
            In Summary, 173
Please Review the Letter Assignment 
Due in MI 111 by 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 21


Week VI
Georg Simmel
Tuesday, February 23
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus) 
Simmel, On Individuality and Social Forms
       Introduction
       Philosophy of the Social Sciences
            How Is History Possible?
            How is Society Possible?
            The Problem of Sociology
            The Categories of Human Experience
       Forms of Social Interaction
            Exchange
            Conflict
            Domination
            Prostitution
            Sociability
       Social Types
            The Stranger
            The Poor
            The Miser and the Spendrift
            The Adventurer
            The Nobility
       Forms of Individuality
            Freedom and the Individual
            Subjective Culture
            Eros, Platonic and Modern
       Individuality and Social Structure
            Group Expansion and the Development of Individuality
            Fashion
            The Metropolis and Mental Life
            Subordination and Personal Fulfillment
       Forms Versus Life Process: The Dialectics of Change
            Social Forms and Inner Needs
            The Transcendent Character of Life
            The Conflict in Modern Culture
Thursday, February 25
Simmel, On Individuality and Social Forms (continued)
 Coser, Masters of Sociological Thought
       Georg Simmel 1858-1918
            The Work, 177
            The Man, 194
            The Intellectual Context, 200
            The Social Context, 203
            In Summary, 215

Week VII        
George Herbert Mead
Tuesday, March 1
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus) 
Ames and Rosemont, The Analects of Confucius, 71-102 (Books 1-5)
Mead, Mind, Self, Society
       Introduction
       The Point of View of Social Behaviorism
       Mind
       The Self
       Society
       Supplementary Essays
            The Function of Imagery in Conduct
            The Biologic Individual
            The Self and the Process of Reflection
            Fragments on Ethic
Thursday, March 3 
Mead, Mind, Self, Society (continued)
 Coser, Masters of Sociological Thought
       George Herbert Mead
            The Work, 333
            The Man, 341
            The Intellectual Context, 347
            The Social Context, 352
            In Summary, 355
Week VIII
Autumn Break
[b] Serious RF
Click here for either half of the Confucius Syllabus
Weeks 1-8        Weeks 9-16

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