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Essay Questions from the following list
Introduce and discuss the Tao Te Ching (Daodejing). Complete answers will include "authorship," what the title means, historical context of its composition, its place in the tradition of Daoism, thoughts on its style, a summary of themes or central concepts and your own thoughts about the book and the value of its teachings in the contemporary world.
Introduce and Discuss the Analects. Complete answers will include "authorship," what the title means, historical context of its composition, its place in the tradition of Confucianism, thoughts on its style, a summary of themes or central concepts and your own thoughts about the book and the value of its teachings in the contemporary world.
Discuss the idea of "as if" rituals in the Confucian tradition and the functions they may serve. Include traditional examples as well as contemporary examples possibly drawn from experience.
Describe the Confucian gentleman- what are his qualities, interests, attitudes towards society, ideas about family, learning, and religion? Complete .a.nswers will include terms used in the Confucian tradition. Conclude with thoughts on the usefulness or application of such values in contemporary society.
Discuss three stories from the Zhuangzi. Complete .a.nswers will include summaries of the stories and a discussion of their philosophical meaning.
Discuss the two forms of Daoist cultivation, inner and outer alchemy. What are they? What are the techniques? and what are the goals of such practices?