PHL237H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Antinomy, Taoism, Huayan
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Some major questions in the history of chinese philosophy (extra questions besides those of. For these please see questions to study at the end of each lecture. ) 1. explain the meaning of ren, yi, li according to confucius and their relationship. 3. explain mencius" the following three distinctions: human vs animal , yi (righteousness) vs li (profit) , and despot vs king . 4. your critical comments on fung"s putting yi(righteousness) and li(profit) into opposition in both. 5. explain what does xunzi mean by realizing the distinctive function of heaven and man . Authentic self: explain the meaning of zhuangzi"s dream of becoming a butterfly, explain zhuangzi"s dynamic ontology of relation, and the dialectics between freedom and relation in the narrative of the butcher ding. 2. explain the relation between one and many according to huayan buddhism.
