hundred schools debate - USC US-China Institute

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April 4, 2015 at 9:52 am #17870

Anonymous
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I can't find the Mohist reading from any of the pdf files downloaded from the forum. The three Chinese philosophy pdf files contain Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, and writings from Shotoku. Am I missing a reading assignment?

April 5, 2015 at 6:05 pm #17871

Anonymous
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Professor Dube,
Would it be possible to upload the session 2 readings again in order for us to download them? I downloaded some but I am not sure if I got all of them.

April 7, 2015 at 9:24 am #17872

Anonymous
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I used to teach 6th grade history, one of my favorite subjects. One of the chapters is dedicated to the teachings of confucianism. it states that the goal of Confucianism is a peaceful society. "Confucius taught that society worked well together when all people acted properly based upon their roles and their relationships with other." I find that so true today as it was 551 B.C.E. We cannot all experts in every field we must focus on our expertise and learn for others who can teach us.

April 7, 2015 at 10:19 am #17873

cgao
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Please download the attached PDF.

April 11, 2015 at 4:05 pm #17874

Anonymous
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Confucianism is a philosophy first founded by Confucius. It emphasizes the importance of education, and respect between hierarchical relations like sons and fathers and many more.
People who wanted to have a position in the Chinese government studied and memorized Confucius' teachings in order to obtain a job.

April 12, 2015 at 9:46 am #17875

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Hundred Schools debate/groups
Having not been in attendance at the last class I would like to join the Daoist group.
I identify most with this philosophy because it is most like the Buddhist philosophy and connected more with individualism and nature.

April 13, 2015 at 6:38 am #17876

Anonymous
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I thought that some of the readings and the worksheet for "The Hundred Schools" were really interesting. Using the worksheet that separates each of the 4 religions and which would make more sense in terms of society, economics, leadership, would be a really fun activity for my students. It almost seems like more of a personality test rather than a test of knowledge and understanding.
I am curious to see how this debate goes. Although I do not personally side with or believe in any one religion mentioned for debate, I can see how all religions are very positive in various aspects of society. I really dislike debates on religion in general, but have never heard anyone debate any of the 4 that we are going to debate. I think that ultimately there are no right answers here. All 4 religions equally have characteristics that lend to positive social behaviors.

April 14, 2015 at 4:18 pm #17877

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I really enjoyed the debate on Monday night. It started the wheels rolling in my head. Political philosophy is an important part of the world history curriculum. When I taught the course, I would have my students compare and contrast the political theories of Aristotle, Plato, Locke, Hobbes, and other various Ancient Classical and European Enlightenment philosophers. Sometimes I would organize a debate.
I wonder, why have we left Asian political philosophy out of the high school curriculum? High school students remember little of what they learned in middle school history.
When it is once again my turn to teach world history, I will most definitely include Confucianism, Moism, Daoism, and Legalism in my lessons and discussions on the "ideal state." In fact I could probably do this in an abbreviated fashion in my the government classes I am currently teaching.

April 15, 2015 at 2:56 am #17878

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Actually this was the first time I'd seen a debate format like this on a college campus with the prof as moderator
An eye opener to what is possible for our younger students!
Although my personal philosophy aligns closely with the Daoist's, my teaching philosophy is more about routine and practice like Confucianism, while my school wide community exists because of Legalism.
In the end all philosophies form our education experience.

April 20, 2015 at 8:47 am #17879

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Hundred Schools debate/groups
Having not been in attendance at the last class I would like to join the Daoist group.
I identify most with this philosophy because it is most like the Buddhist philosophy and connected more with individualism and nature.

April 20, 2015 at 8:47 am #17880

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Actually this was the first time I'd seen a debate format like this on a college campus with the prof as moderator
An eye opener to what is possible for our younger students!
Although my personal philosophy aligns closely with the Daoist's, my teaching philosophy is more about routine and practice like Confucianism, while my school
wide community exists because of Legalism.
In the end all philosophies form our education experience.

April 20, 2015 at 9:00 am #17881

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The debate we had last week was very interesting and thought provoking. I appreciate the set up of four sections- Confucianism, Mohism, Doaism, and Legalism. Although I was on the Mohist side, I was able to see similarities across all the schools of thought. I am learning so much in this class. I did not even realize that there was anything besides Doaism and Confucianism.

When using this format with my students I will post a map and a physical timeline of events so the students have a visual to refer to during the course of the debate. 7th and 8th graders students enjoy this kind of activity because they get to talk to their peers. Visual cues would help students clarify what their thinking before it is their turn to speak.
edited by ljimerson on 4/20/2015

April 20, 2015 at 5:58 pm #3113

clay dube
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Hi Folks,
It seems that some data may have been lost in the migration to the new server and the subsequent denial of service attack that we endured. I haven't seen anything missing, but some have said they posted something that is not now appearing. I am sorry if that's the case.

One week from now, we'll meeting at USC. One of the things we'll do is have our hundred schools of thought debate. The hundred in hundred schools simply means many. For our purposes there will be for schools represented.

Most of you signed up as Conficians, Daoists, Mohists, or Legalists. The people who missed the last session and didn't select a school need to do so.

Would 1 person from each school please create a new topic with your school of thoughts name as the subject? Members of that school of thought can use that discussion "thread" to raise questions or to offer ideas on answering the questions I've asked in the philosophy unit guide that I wrote and we posted.

Our debate is 4/13. Please be prepared.

April 20, 2015 at 5:58 pm #17882

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[font=Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]I identify most with this philosophy because it is most like the Buddhist philosophy and connected more with individualism and nature.[/font]
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