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RELS 229 Confucianism Units: 3.00
The philosophy, worldview, spirituality and ethics of Confucianism in its classical, modern and contemporary forms.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (Level 2 or above) or (6.0 units of RELS at the 100-level).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Engage with Confucian philosophy and history and explore the ways in which it can dialogue with and content contemporary Western notions of philosophy, psychology, and spirituality, and so forth.
- Formulate research questions about religious traditions and seek out new modes of inquiry into older material.
- Identify the key ideas, practices, and people in the history of Confucianism.
- Investigate the ways in which the Confucian tradition challenges and enriches our understanding of "religion" and examine the various ways the term has been employed across spatial and temporal locales.
- Practice academic reading, writing, research, and critical thinking.