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History 150
Spring 2015
MWF 10:00-11:05 AM (150.03)
MWF 11:15-12:20 (150.04)
Robert André LaFleur Office
Hours:
Morse Ingersoll 111 Monday
2:30-4:00
363-2005 Wednesday
2:30-4:00
lafleur@beloit.edu …or by
appointment
Required Books
Ames, Roger and Harry Rosemont. The Analects of Confucius.
Chin, Annping. Confucius: The Analects.
Chin, Annping. The Authentic Confucius.
Gardner, Daniel. Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction.
Gardner, Daniel. The Four Books.
Gardner, Daniel. Zhu Xi's Reading of the Analects.
Hall, David and Roger Ames. Thinking Through Confucius.
Lau, D.C. Confucius: The Analects.
Nylan, Michael. The Analects.
Slingerland, Edward. The Analects (with selections from traditional commentaries).
Reserve Books or Handouts
Fingarette, Herbert. Confucius: The Secular as Sacred
Lu Ji, The Art of Writing
Richards, I.A., How to Read a Page
Chin, Annping. Confucius: The Analects.
Chin, Annping. The Authentic Confucius.
Gardner, Daniel. Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction.
Gardner, Daniel. The Four Books.
Gardner, Daniel. Zhu Xi's Reading of the Analects.
Hall, David and Roger Ames. Thinking Through Confucius.
Lau, D.C. Confucius: The Analects.
Nylan, Michael. The Analects.
Slingerland, Edward. The Analects (with selections from traditional commentaries).
Reserve Books or Handouts
Fingarette, Herbert. Confucius: The Secular as Sacred
Lu Ji, The Art of Writing
Richards, I.A., How to Read a Page
Course Description
Confucius (551-479 BCE) taught a wide range of disciples during a time we have come to know as the "Spring and Autumn" period of China's Zhou dynasty. His teaching was interspersed with travel and concerted attempts to find employment in the serive of one of the budding and ambitious states of a changing society. After his death, his students compiled his teachings into a series of "analects"—brief observations about human behavior, social structure, and ritual conduct that would carry enormous power throughout the course of Chinese history.
Confucius could never have known that his teachings would be studied and adapted for twenty-five centuries. He also could not have anticipated the ways that those teachings would be transformed into something that has carried his name during that time (Western renderings often put it into the form called "Confucianism"). This course will introduce Confucius's Analects and trace their journey through the widely disparate period that make up Chinese history to the present day. Through it all, we will consider a "living" Confucius and a "living" text that continues to exert a profound influence on the world both within and well beyond China.
Evaluation
Quizzes...................................15%
Late-Term Exam......................20%
Final Paper..............................25%—Class attendance and participation is expected.
—More than two missed classes will result in the loss of a letter grade for the course.
—Five or more missed classes will result in an F grade for the course.
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Confucius and the World
HIST 150
Week I
(January 19-23)
Monday 1/19Lau, Confucius—The Analects: 59-62
Book I
Wednesday 1/21
Gardner, Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction (first half)
Chronology
Confucius (551-479 BCE) and His Legacy
The Individual and Self-Cultivation
Government in Confucian Teachings
Lau, Confucius—The Analects: 59-80
Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
Round and Square
Syllabic Cycles: Introduction (a-d) Read all four posts, not just “a.”
Friday 1/23
Gardner, Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction (second half)
Variety Within Early Confucianism
The Reorientation of the Confucian Tradition After 1000 CE
Confucianism in Practice
Epilogue: Confucianism in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
Week II
(January 26-30)
Monday 1/26Round and Square
Quotidian Quizzes: Introduction (a-h)
Read all eight posts, not just “a.”
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Gardner, The Four Books: 1-52
Introduction: The Four Books in Chinese Society
The Great Learning
The Analects
Lau, Confucius—The Analects: 81-105
Book VI
Book VII
Book VIII
Book IX
Book X
Wednesday 1/28
Gardner, The Four Books: 53-106
The Mencius
Lau, Confucius—The Analects: 106-137
Book XI
Book XII
Book XIII
Book XIV
Book XV
Friday 1/30
Gardner, The Four Books: 107-147
Maintaining Perfect Balance
Conclusion: Interpreting the Four Books
Lau, Confucius—The Analects: 138-160
Book XVI
Book XVII
Book XVIII
Book XIX
Book XX
Week III
(February 2-6)
***No Class Meeting on 2/2***Check Your E-mail for the plan (but you need to do the work on the syllabus)
Monday 2/2
Round and Square—See Separate RSQ Syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate NYRB syllabus
Annping Chin, The Authentic Confucius, 1-84
Prologue
Introduction
Leaving Home
Families and Politics
Companions
Wednesday 2/4
Annping Chin, The Authentic Confucius, 85-171
Wanderings
Return
Teaching
Friday 2/6
LaFleur, "The Art of Warning" (audio lecture—check e-mail for Dropbox link)
Annping Chin, The Authentic Confucius, 172-222
The Rites of Life and Death
Defenders
Epilogue
Week IV
(February 9-13)
"Grammar" Week!
Monday 2/9Round and Square—See Separate RSQ Syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate NYRB syllabus
David Foster Wallace, Tense Present (Dropbox)
Wednesday 2/11
LaFleur, Rob's Style Sheet (Dropbox)
Zerubavel The Clockwork Muse (Dropbox)
Friday 2/13
Lu Ji, The Art of Writing (Dropbox)
I.A. Richards, How to Read a Page (Dropbox)
Week V
(February 16-20)
Monday 2/16Round and Square—See Separate RSQ Syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate NYRB syllabus
Fingarette, Confucius: The Secular as Sacred (handout)
Human Community as Holy Rite
Ames and Rosemont, The Analects of Confucius, 1-65
Introduction
Chin, Confucius: The Analects, xv-xxvi
Introduction
Slingerland, Confucius: Analects, vii-xxv
Preface
Introduction
Nylan, The Analects, ix-lxiii
Translator's Introduction
Editor's Introduction
Wednesday 2/18
Work on Your Letters!
Friday 2/20
Work on Your Letters!
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Letter Assignment Due by 10:00 p.m. on Friday, February 20th (hard copy in MI 111). See my late assignment policy.
Week VI
(February 23-27)
Monday 2/23Round and Square—See Separate RSQ Syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate NYRB syllabus
Chin, Confucius: The Analects, 1-115
Books 1-7
Wednesday 2/25
Chin, Confucius: The Analects, 116-217
Books 8-13
Friday 2/27
Chin, Confucius: The Analects, 218-327
Books 14-20
Week VII
(March 3-6)
Monday 3/2Round and Square—See Separate RSQ Syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate NYRB syllabus
Slingerland, Confucius: The Analects, 1-85
Books 1-8
Wednesday 3/4
Slingerland, Confucius: The Analects, 86-173
Books 9-14
Friday 3/6
Slingerland, Confucius: The Analects, 175-235
Books 15-20
Week VIII
Midterm Break
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