Class Schedule and Readings

Course Outline and Discussion Schedule

Date

Topic

Readings

9/10/2001

Mechanics and Introduction

 

9/12/2001

Outline of Interpretive Positions

VanNorden, Zhuangzi -- Criticism & interpretation. *Hansen, Daoist Theory,  pp. 7-14, 196-204, 265-269  Hansen, "Skepticism in the Zhuangzi"

9/17/2001

Textual Theories

Graham: How much of Chuang Tzu; Liu Classifying; *Munro., pp. vii-xx.

9/19/2001

Background Philosophies and Filiation

*Hsiao, K. C., History; pp. 33-42, 50-51, 65-71;Roth, "Who Compiled the Chuang Tzu; Makeham, “Between Chen and Cai.

9/24/2001

 

Hansen, Daoist Theory, pp. 238-244, 261-264, 269-272; Schwartz, pp. 215-218; Hansen, "What is left?", Graham, Inner, pp. 4-5

9/26/2001

Inner History

*Zhuangzi Ch. 33 Palmer, pp. 296-307Graham, Inner, pp. 274-285 Ware, pp. 418-435

10/1/2001

Nat'l Day

 

10/3/2001

 

Chad Hansen, A Daoist Theory of Chinese Thought, pp. 204-210

10/8/2001

Autumn Floods:Great and Small

*Zhuangzi Ch. 17/1-47 Palmer, pp. 137-42; Watson, pp. 96-103Ware, pp. 190-199 Graham, Inner, pp. 143-149

10/10/2001

Autumn Floods:Knowledge and Analysis

*Zhuangzi Ch. 17/47-84; Palmer, pp. 142-147 Watson, pp. 103-109 Ware, pp. 199-204; Graham, Inner, pp. 150, 154-156; Yearley, "The Perfected Person”

10/15/2001

Autumn Floods: Nature and Convention

*Zhuangzi Ch. 17/84-91; Palmer, pp. 147 Watson, pp. 109-110Ware, pp. 204-207; Graham, Inner, pp. 122-124.  Yukawa, "Chuang Tzu and the Happy Fish"

10/17/2001

Free and Easy Wandering: Great and Small, Useful and Useless

*Zhuangzi Ch. 1/1-47; Palmer, pp. 1-6 Watson, pp. 23-30Ware, pp. 2-11 Graham, Inner, pp. 43-47

10/29/2001

Ordering Thing Discourse: Pipes of Heaven and Commitment

*Zhuangzi Ch. 2/1-16; Palmer, pp. 8-10 Watson, pp. 31-33Ware, pp. 12-15 Graham, Inner, pp. 48-50 Hansen, Daoist Theory, pp. 273-277 Hansen “Tao of tao” pp. 38-40

10/31/2001

Ordering Thing Discourse: Intuition and the Natural Ruler

*Zhuangzi Ch. 2/16-23; Ware, pp. 14-17  Palmer, pp. 10-11Ware, pp. 14-17 Graham, Inner, pp. 51 Hansen, Daoist Theory, pp. 277-280 Hansen “Tao of tao” pp. 40-44

11/5/2001

Ordering Thing Discourse: Language and Indexicality

*Zhuangzi Ch. 2/23-37; Palmer, pp. 11-13 Watson, pp. 34-36Ware, pp. 16-19 Graham, Inner, pp. 9-14, 25-26, 52-54.Hansen, Daoist Theory, pp. 280-283 Hansen “Tao of tao” pp. 44-46

11/7/2001

Ordering Thing Discourse: Skepticism and monism

*Zhuangzi Ch. 2/37-42; Palmer, pp. 13-14 Watson, pp. 36-37Ware, pp. 18-19 Graham, Inner, pp. 54 Hansen, Daoist Theory, pp. 283-285 Hansen “Tao of tao” pp. 46-50; Radice, Clarity and Survival;  Fox, Reflex and reflectivity

11/12/2001

Ordering Thing Discourse: Perfection and flaw

*Zhuangzi Ch. 2/42-51; Palmer, pp. 14-15 Watson, pp. 37-38Ware, pp. 18-21Graham, Inner, pp. 54-56Hansen, Daoist Theory, pp. 288-291 Graham, "Taoist Spontaneity”

11/14/2001

Ordering Thing Discourse: Monism, contradiction and perspectives

*Zhuangzi Ch. 2/51-78; Palmer, pp. 15-19 Watson, pp. 38-4Ware, pp. 20-26 Graham, Inner, pp. 56-59 Hansen, Daoist Theory, pp. 290-292, 296-299 Hansen “Tao of tao” pp. 46-49

11/19/2001

Ordering Thing Discourse: Debating and winning

*Zhuangzi Ch. 2/84-94; Palmer, pp. 19-20 Watson, pp. 43-44Ware, pp. 26-29Graham, Inner, pp. 60-61Hansen, Daoist Theory, pp. 292-296

11/21/2001

Ordering Thing Discourse: Dreams, skepticism and perspectives

*Zhuangzi Ch. 2/78-84, 94-96; Palmer, pp. 19-20;  Watson, pp. 42-45; Ware, pp. 26-29 Graham, Inner, pp. 59-61; Soles & Soles, Fish traps and Rabbit snares; Möller, Zhuangzi's "Dream of the Butterfly"; Hansen, Daoist Theory, pp. 292-296; Hansen “Tao of tao

11/26/2001

Nurturing Life: Advice and Perfecting a Skill

*Zhuangzi 3; Ware, pp. 30-33 Graham, Inner, pp. 62-65 Hansen, Daoist Theory, pp. 287-290, 299-303 Fingarette, "Reason, Spontaneity and the Li”. David Nivison, "Hsun Tzu and Chuang Tzu," pp. 129-142.

11/28/2001

Laozi, Confucius and Zhuangzi.

*Zhuangzi Ch. 12/41-5, 13/45-53, 14/44-60, 74-82, 21/41-45, 22/28-43 Graham, Inner, pp. 126-134 Ware, pp. 134-135, 154-157, 172-177, 250-253, 264-269

12/3/2001

Laozi, Confucius and Zhuangzi.

 

12/5/2001

Final examination