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Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy
Third Edition
Edited by Philip J. Ivanhoe and Bryan W. Van Norden
This page offers links to additional maps, images, discussion questions, readings, and online resources for Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy, Third Edition. The online resources below are organized into eight sections: general background, introduction, Analects, Mozi, Mengzi, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Xunzi.
Course Instructors: Click here to download a sample syllabus from author Bryan Van Norden.
General Background
- Map of China in the Late Shang Dynasty (c. 1046 BCE)
- Map of China in the Late Spring and Autumn Period (c. 500 BCE)
- Bells of Marquis Yi of Zeng (c. 433 BCE)
- Map of China in the Late Warring States Period (c. 260 BCE)
- Map of China Today (2022 CE)
- Bibliography on Chinese Philosophy by Bryan W. Van Norden [external website]
Introduction
- Shang Dynasty Oracle Bone Inscription
- The Announcement to the Prince of Kang
- The Announcement of the Duke of Shao
- Analects discussion questions
- Analects 2.1
- Analects 6.25
- Mozi discussion questions
- "Against Fatalism" (the three gauges)
- Mengzi discussion questions
- Mengzi 1A7 (the king's hall)
- Themes in the Daodejing
- Zhuangzi discussion questions
- A Well Sweep
- Xunzi discussion questions
- Image of the apes referred to in "Against Physiognomy"
- Xunzi textual notes [PDF download]