For more details on the courses, please refer to the Course Catalog
| Code | Course Title | Credit | Learning Time | Division | Degree | Grade | Note | Language | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEK4001 | Reading Classics of Confucian Philosophy | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | 1-4 | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | - | No |
| Cultural area of Chinese Character is characterized by the study of Chinese classics. To understand way of thinking of East Asian intellectuals, it is significant to know the core idea of the study of Chinese classics. Although the way of thinking of the study of Chinese classics is thought to be uninteresting and meaningless, it should be studied to discuss East Asian world. On this base, this class will read the basic texts of the study of Chinese classics. | |||||||||
| CEK4002 | Studies in Confucian Thoughts in Pre-Qin China | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | 1-4 | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | - | No |
| In this class we will read texts in pre-Qin period, Shijing, Yijing, Shujing, Liji, Analects, Mencius and Xunzi, which can be authorized as the texts written before unification of China. By reading these texts, we try to understand what was the main discourse of Confucianism in pre-Qin period that was elevated to the position of the national teaching. Especially, we study Confucius' philosophy, whose idea founded Confucian School. Another purpose is to understand the characteristics of Confucianism as it developed through Mencius and Xunzi. | |||||||||
| CEK4003 | Topics in Confucian texts | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | 1-2 | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | Korean | Yes |
| This course is degined for selective reading of philosophically important pre-Qin texts; the Yijing, the Shijing, the Shujing, the Chunqiu, the Lunyu, the Mengzi, and the Xunzi. Characterizing the main features of each philosophical text with modern research, students understand the world of ancient Confucian philosophy. | |||||||||
| CEK4004 | Confucianism and Humanities Convergence | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | - | No | |
| The course explores the contemporary meanings and roles of Confucian fundamental questions and answers concerning humanity, society, nature, and etc. that have been accumulated for thousands of years, especially from a humanities perspective in the era of convergence. In this course, we will attempt interdisciplinary approaches with adjacent fields and the convergences with practical studies including cultural contents, performing arts, and education, based on the main topics of Confucianism regarding human beings and universe. | |||||||||
| CEK4005 | Zhouyi Administration | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | - | No | |
| The Zhouyi is a Confucian classic that enables us to cope dynamically with the ever changing realities as well as it contains profound principles of human life and nature. Therefore, the principles of the Zhouyi are still instructive in suggesting the righteous ways of coping with the ever changing realities of contemporary world. This course explores the righteous ways of management, leadership, and the meaning of administration based on Zhouyi’s philosophy in contemporary reality. | |||||||||
| CEK4102 | Research on Humanities and Cultural Contents | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | - | No | |
| The purpose of this course is to examine various discourses in humanities that tries to systematically analyze cultural contents of the modern world, and to develop the ability to formulate a new discourse that can offer different insights through critical thinking. | |||||||||
| CEK4104 | AI and Ethics in East Asian Perspective | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | 1-4 | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | - | No |
| The purpose of this course (“AI and Ethics in East Asian Perspective”) is to examine important ethical issues such as what is to be human and how we should live in the age of AI (artificial intelligence) and the 4th industrial revolution from the perspective of East Asian Philosophy. As the usage of AI becomes prevalent, the world has gone through tremendous changes. As we have seen in the case of AlphaGo (a computer program that plays the board game Go), individual humans cannot surpass the capacity of AI. As time goes by, the capacity of AI will increase and its application and function will diversify. Therefore, it is not farfetched to imagine that AI provides accurate medical diagnosis and perform meticulous operations in hospitals, AI passes judical judgments in courts, or AI teaches our children in schools. Accordingly, it is time for us to think about what is to be human and how to live our lives in this new era. This course will offer two specific aims. The first aim is to understand what kind of ethical problems can be caused in the age of AI and how can we live harmoniously with AI. The second aim is to examine what kind of answers East Asian philosophy can offer to these unprecedented ethical problems. This course will provide students an opportunity to learn about the general issues of AI and to think about specific ethical issues in terms of East Asian perspective. This will not only help students understand East Asian philosophy in general, but also think about | |||||||||
| CEK4106 | Understanding Chinese Philosophical Texts | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | 1-8 | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | - | No |
| This is a basic course of understanding the primary texts of Chinese philosophy,culture and art. First, this course gives a general description of the texts in Chinese history. To understand these texts, students need to learn classical Chinese grammar. It will help improve student’s abilitytostudytheirmajor research area. | |||||||||
| CEK4107 | Analysis of English Language Scholarship on Daoist Thought | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | Korean | Yes | |
| This course aims to enable students to develop their own unique perspectives and methodologies for discussing Daoist philosophy by engaging with and critically analyzing the latest research on Daoist thought currently being conducted in the English-speaking world. To this end, the course will primarily study the original texts of Laozi, Zhuangzi, Liezi, and Guanzi (Nei-Ye chapter), focusing on the development of each text and the ideological characteristics revealed therein. Building on this foundation, we will select and analyze influential academic papers published in the Anglophone world over the past decade. This approach not only exposes students to new scholarly perspectives currently applied to Daoist texts but also provides an opportunity to learn and experiment with the latest research methodologies. | |||||||||
| CEK4108 | Reading Daoist Texts in English | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | Korean | Yes | |
| This course provides an opportunity to discuss issues of translation and interpretation of Daoist texts from an international perspective. This is achieved through a close reading process that compares and contrasts the most widely used English translations of Daoist texts in the West with their original Chinese sources. Each week, we will select and compare the classical original texts of Laozi, Zhuangzi, Liezi, and Guanzi (Nei-Ye Chapters) with their corresponding translations. We will examine the historyof exchange and translation for each text while also reviewing the translators' scholarly papers on the translations covered in class. This approach will not only familiarize students with the internationally accepted interpretations of specialized Daoist terminology but also cultivate the ability to approach Daoist texts from diverse perspectives. Prerequisite knowledge of basic Daoist thought and the philosophies of the Warring States periods is required for this course. | |||||||||
| CEK4109 | Research on Comparative Aesthetics | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | Korean | Yes | |
| This course aims to establish a foundation for discussing Eastern aesthetics within a more international context by comprehensively examining Eastern and Western aesthetic discussions centered on comparative aesthetics research methods. To achieve this, the course first examines the discussions on Eastern aesthetics and theories of art by Anglo-American aestheticians who were the first to engage with Eastern aesthetics. It then explores the early forms of Eastern aesthetic discourse that emerged within EastAsia under their influence, alongside the comparative aesthetics achievements of contemporary Eastern aestheticians. Through this process, students will learn the systematics of Eastern aesthetic theories exerting international influence in contemporary aesthetics and the methodology of comparative aesthetics. | |||||||||
| CEK4110 | History of Zhouyi Philosophy | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | Chinese | Yes | |
| This course aims to examine historically the philosophical development of the Yijing (Zhouyi), which constitutes a foundational pillar of East Asian philosophy. It seeks to elucidate the intellectual progression from the Yijing as a classical text, through the Yizhuan (Ten Wings), to Yixue (Zhouyi studies), and ultimately to the philosophy of Zhouyi studies. The course systematically surveys the hermeneutical and philosophical history of Yijing interpretation from the Pre-Qin period through the Han dynasty, the Wei–Jin era, Song–Ming dynasty, and into the modern and contemporary periods. | |||||||||
| CEK4201 | Lecture on Thought of Korean Philosophy | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | 1-2 | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | - | No |
| To have a general views on Thought of Korean Philosophy, this subject considers the current of ideas from the ancient era to the period of Chosun in relation to social changes, and the philosophical features. | |||||||||
| CEK4202 | Lecture on Methodology of Korean Philosophy | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | 1-2 | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | Korean | Yes |
| This course studies various methods of study in Korean philosophy schools and explores the studies suitable for the modernization of traditional philosophy by accepting the studying methods of modern philosophy. | |||||||||
| CEK4203 | Lecture on Korean Buddhist Philosophy | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | 1-2 | Confucian Studies, Eastern Philosophy and Korean Philosophy | - | No |
| A course for the development of Buddhism in East Asia and Korea, particularly Wonhyo's Buddhism, the Hwaom and the Chonatae Buddhism, and the Zen Buddhism. | |||||||||