HIST3140 Intellectual Landscape of the Middle Periods of China

八世紀下半葉以來，中國社會經歷了一個思想大變遷的時代。從中原王朝的視角出發，晚唐至明初的這一段時期在中國思想史上是為一大分水嶺。通過考察、梳理和分析八至十四世紀中國的一些文化和思想特徵，本課程希望引導同學走入中古時代的思想世界。《呂氏春秋》〈察今〉篇有所謂「古今一也，人與我同」的說法。以今察古，我們力求理解古人所思所想，進而認識現代思想史研究的根本取向和價值所在。

課程大綱 (暫定):
第一講: 思想史研究的範圍與習慣
第二講: 平蕪盡處—安史之亂前後的思想世界與歷史背景
第三講: 雲在青天—中、晚唐思想中的禪理
第四講: 明體達用—北宋前期的學術風氣
第五講: 唯新為大—熙豐新學之理想與追求
第六講: 以道為尊—兩宋道學之興起與發展：北宋篇
第七講: 心性之辯—兩宋道學之興起與發展：南宋篇
第八講: 以衍其傳－承載思想的物質條件
第九講: 憂憟廟堂—思想的政治與政治的思想
第十講: 鴻漸於陸—思想史中的社會理念與實踐
第十一講: 復性為宗—明初思想世界之基本宗旨
第十二講: 知行合一—陽明學的萌發與展開
第十三講: 代結語—中國近代思維的中古根源

課程評核及導修要求:
1. 平時課堂表現及討論 10%
2. 學期論文開題報告 10%
3. 學期論文 50%
4. 導修 30%

學期論文佔本課程評分50%, 字數以5000-7000字左右為佳。上限不得超過10000字, 否則可能會被酌情扣分。
導修課程共四次。四次導修均需出席。無故缺席者將喪失該次導修全部分數。
四次導修其中三次為思想辯析，三次評論共佔總分30%。
同學每次導修分為兩組，針對導修關鍵問題互相辯論。三次導修每次均須提交500字簡短報告一份。報告除簡單交代基本立場和觀點外，亦可以點列形式 (POINT-FORM)列出所使用的主要論據（論據引用部份不計入字數）。
報告需於導修課前四日交到老師和助教手中。
導修課上，同學除報告本身立場和論點外，亦須針對其他同學的報告提出批評意見或補充。
最後一節導修課為學期論文開題報告及討論會。開題報告佔總分10%。同學最遲須於導修課前三日把論文題目和基本大綱傳給老師。
評論報告和學期論文題目均需如期繳交。遲交者一天扣分3%; 學期論文遲交者一天扣分10%。

課程目標:
(一) 思想史的意義
(二) 中國中古思想史的基本概念
(三) 作為社會基礎的思想世界
(四) 中國近現代思想的中古淵源

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