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Confucian and Oriental Studies

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Code Course Title Credit Learning Time Division Degree Grade Note Language Availability
COS3097 Modern Chinese Thought 3 6 Major Bachelor 3-4 Chinese Yes
This lecture understands Qingperiod thought suggested by the way to solve the problems raised the pressure of West and the crave for innerchange in China. By recognizing modern thought of China, we discuss the role of Eastern thought in our society.
COS3098 Korean Modern Thought 3 6 Major Bachelor 3-4 Korean Yes
Silhak played a role in revitalizing the late Chosun society where the run-down atmosphere was rampant, and where the speculative neo-Confucianism became dogma. This course will investigate the philosophical characteristics of Silhak and study the philosophers who are classified as various schools by their different viewpoints on political, economic and social issues. Also modern Korean thought will be studied, and see its influence of SiHak.
COS3099 Korean Daoism and Its Culture 3 6 Major Bachelor Korean Yes
In this course, we will study the origin and flow of Korean Taoism and examine the meaning of Taoism in our time. This course surveys various development of Taoist culture comprehensively. Furthermore, we will focus on the relation between Taoism and traditional science, influence upon Korean medicine, ethical trace of folk belief and explain correlation with Korean thought.
COS3100 Korean Buddhism and Its Culture 3 6 Major Bachelor - No
This lecture explores the historical flow and philosophical features of Korean Buddhism and covers various development process of Buddhist culture including Buddhistart, literature, architecture etc. Especially, we notice the introduction and settling process of Buddhism, life and philosophy of great Buddhist thinkers, correlation between Buddhism and folk-customs.
COS3103 Confucianism in Modern Society 3 6 Major Bachelor - No
This course is designed for acquainting students with the most recent trends of Confucian studies around Europeand America as well as Confucian culture in the 21 century. Prominent scholars recognize the limitations of the West's traditional philosophy and exclusive Christian thought and actively pay attention to Confucian Studies as a lofty East Asian humanistic practice as an alternative tradition. Through this course, students will gain a systematic understanding of the Western Confucian Studies by the representative intellectuals of the West in the 21st century, and will be able to recognize a new the vision of Confucian Studies in East Asia and prepare themselves as global leaders of the 21st century.
COS3106 Philosophy In East and West 3 6 Major Bachelor 3-4 Korean Yes
This course aims to broaden the scope of philosophical knowledge of students, by examining important philosophical issues in diverse philosophical traditions in East and West from comparative perspectives.
COS3107 Confucianism and Future Management 3 6 Major Bachelor 3-4 - No
The crisis faced by companies in modern society spans not only domestic and international financial crises but also various fields such as global warming and pandemic situations. This course aims to explore future directions of companies in response to this new environment, by focusing on the reciprocity principle and the concept of human morality in Confucianism. Through this, students will be able to acquire a unique philosophical and intellectual perspective of the Confucian teachings in understanding and analyzing the problems of modern corporate ethics.
COS3108 The Meaning of Ritual in Modern Society 3 6 Major Bachelor 3-4 Korean Yes
This course aims to examine the meaning of ritual in Confucian Classics and its implication for Korean society and thereby to find a way to reinterpret ritual necessary for Korean society. In this process, students, as leaders who can facilitate the positive change of Korean culture, will cultivate a proper attitude toward ritual and learn a proper performance of ritual.
COS3109 Confucianism of Human Rights 3 6 Major Bachelor 3-4 Korean Yes
Humanity began modern times by realizing and realizing the value of human rights. Subsequent history was a process in which human rights expanded and deepened to each influence of society. Existing values can be reviewed in the context of human rights and their vitality can be gained again. Today, discrimination and hatred cannot be affirmed because they cannot pass the standards of human rights. Confucianism has a long history. Among the values of Confucianism, there are many contents that are consistent with human rights. However, some content is accused of conflicting with human rights. In this course, we will discuss life issues and various values of Confucianism in relation to human rights.
COS3110 Senior Thesis Seminar 1 3 Major Bachelor 3-4 Korean,Korean Yes
This course is designed for seniors majoring in Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy to support the writing of their senior theses. The goal is to guide students to write a well-focused thesis by the end of the semester. In order to do so, students are expected to learn how to locate primary sources, locate secondary literature, craft an argument, produce a clear outline to write a thesis.
COS3112 Understanding Buddhist Philosophy 3 6 Major Bachelor 3-4 Korean Yes
This course is designed to introduce students to Buddhism in India. We will explore the philosophical background and features of Buddhism and by inquiring into Chinese Buddhism introduced from India, we have a chance to recognize Buddhist thought deeply.
COS3116 Understanding Korean Yangming Philosophy 3 6 Major Bachelor 3-4 Korean Yes
Yang-Ming Learning, along with ZhuXi Learning, composed pre-modern Chinese Confucianism (neo-Confucianism). In late Chosun dynasty, Korean Yang-Ming Learning played a crucial role in effort to overcome ZhuXi Learning. Based upon its philosophical premise, the Mind Is the Principle, it goes further to argue that human’ perception defines the order of surroundings. Korean Yang-Ming Learning later involved in Silhak development, and even linked to the accepting the Western Learning so that studying Yang-Ming Learning is essential in understanding the development of Korean thought.
COS3119 Confucian discussion of Human nature 3 6 Major Bachelor 2-4 Korean Yes
This class as one of Applied Confucianism courses is comprised of three main themes—an exploration of the diverse theories on human nature in Confucian tradition, its comparison to the Western counterparts, and an examination of its social and political implications. Since Mencius, the approach to the definition of human nature in terms of moral goodness and not-goodness was one of the main strands constituting the theoretical foundations of Confucianism. This centuries-long history on human nature gave birth to many, mutually incompatible theories, and a variety of methods were employed to demonstrate such claims. In addition, such diverse views on human nature were closely correlated to the establishment of social and political institutions and its concrete measures to implement them in reality. Therefore, Mencisu, Xunzi, and Yang Xiong presented different theories on the moral definition of human nature and subsequently different ideas on social and political systems. Such tradition was not exclusively unique to Confucianism but is also found in the Western thoughts such as Hobbes, Locke, Hume, and Leibniz. A comparative examination of this subject, which were developed independent in the East and West, will provide students with substantial knowledge on the theoretical foundation of Confucianism as well as with an opportunity to develop a critical perspective on the contemporary views on humanism and values.
COS3120 Eastern and Western Philosophy from the perspective of applied Ethics 3 6 Major Bachelor 2-4 - No
We will spend the first half of the course examining the bioethical questions vigorously discussed in Western philosophy such as the followings: What is the moral status of humans prior to birth? Is abortion morally acceptable? Why is human life valued intrinsically? Is death simply bad? Can it be good, depending on how the death happens? In dealing with these moral questions, we will see our inability to reach answers that all of us would unanimously agree about. With this inability in mind, in the second part of the course, we move on to ponder whether those questions may be handled differently from the perspective of Eastern philosophy especially such as Confucian thought and Daoist thought. This course is designed to function as a gateway to two directions of thinking, namely proceeding from practical issues in our everyday life to traditional or contemporary moral theories in East and West and vice versa. In addition, the students can develop the basic ability to do comparative philosophy especially in relation to issues that are germane to their everyday experiences.
COS3126 Chinese Philosophy taught in English 3 6 Major Bachelor 3-4 - No
This course gives a lecture on the thought and culture of China in foreign language. The purpose of this course is to develop the understanding of Chinese thought and culture, and ability to command foreign language.