PHL237H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Jixia Academy, Cosmogony, Wu Wei
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Sample questions for first test: classical confucianism and daoism. Please be reminded: these questions are only suggestive for your review of the course materials, the course is organized around (1) historical development; (2) conceptual analysis; (3) textual interpretation. Questions may come from any of these three components related to my lectures and each introductory part of the source. Book: most important is your understanding of the philosophical issues involved. The main purpose of these questions is not to burden your memory. If you do only to memorize them, you will easily forget them. Who first used it in chinese as zhexue , why there are debates today in china concerning the legitimacy of using the term chinese philosophy : what are the special characteristics of chinese philosophy in comparison with. Western philosophy: what textual sources early chinese philosophers had when they emerged in. Tell succinctly their main ideas and contributions to chinese philosophy.
