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Undergraduate Record 2024-2025
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CHTR 3125 - Winning the Argument: Disputation and Persuasion in Early China
Effective Date 02/15/2018
A survey of early Chinese [800 BCE - 200 CE] writings about the role of argumentation during this turbulent period of Chinese history. Part one will investigate how philosophical disputation was considered & practiced by key Chinese philosophers (e.g. Confucius, Laozi, Mozi). Part two will appraise the evolving role of political persuasion during this era. The emphasis will be close reading and analyses of representative texts.
Credits: 3
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