《文化万象：英语视听说（中国篇）》课件chapter 3 Chinese philosophy.pptxVIP

Chapter 3 Chinese PhilosophyOral practice: free discussion+ sight interpretation+ story retelling + summaryListening tasks：textbooks+ supplementary Introduction: teacher’s lead-in What is philosophy?The word philosophy has a Greek origin, meaning the love of wisdom.Philosophy is the study of knowledge, or “thinking about thinking.”It has been defined and illustrated from different perspectives, including: --- it is the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his behavior and beliefs. --- it is concerned with questions of how one should live; what sorts of things exist and what are their essential natures; what counts as genuine knowledge; and what are the correct principles of reasoning (logic) (Wikipedia) Further reading, visit: /general_whatis.html Eastern Philosophy and Western PhilosophyPhilosophy is such a huge subject that it is difficult to know how to break it down into manageable and logical sections. Perhaps the most basic overall split at the highest level is geographical, between Eastern Philosophy and Western Philosophy (with, arguably, African Philosophy as a possible third branch at this level). Warm-up pair discussion1. Do you have in mind one or two great Chinese philosophers? Who are they and what do you know about them and their thoughts?2. “He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.” What is your understanding of this famous quote by Confucius? 3. Someone found one of his/her classmates was cheating in the final exam, but he/she did not choose to tell the teacher on the spot. He/she posted this cheat in the weChat moment. What is your comment on this? Paragraphs for sight interpretationSima Tan was said to have made the first real attempt to classify Chinese thinkers into six major schools: Yin-Yang, Confucianism (Rujia), Mohism (Mojia), the School of Names (Mingjia), Legalism (Fajia), and Daoism (Daojia). As the history of Chinese philosophy evolved, mo