Philosophy

The course covers the ideological tradition of Western Marxism, its development process, ideological characteristics, theoretical contributions, and practical significance. Students read the classic works of Western Marxism, their problem awareness, their argumentation ideas, and their theoretical characteristics.

The course provides an introduction to the main problems in epistemology and metaphysics. Topics vary by year, and may include defining knowledge, skepticism, testimony, disagreement, modality, universals and particulars, causation, free will, and social/feminist metaphysics and epistemology.

This course is an introduction to Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. It covers sections 1-184, which is about one third of the book. Wittgenstein lived from 1889 until 1951, and the Philosophical Investigations appeared in 1953. The course provides an overview of three periods of his development, an early period, a middle period of transition, and a late period. This book is the main result of his late period. It contains the thoughts Wittgenstein was struggling with from 1929 until 1949. It is a classic in analytic philosophy of language. The course uses the translation by Anscombe. It is available as bilingual edition. Knowledge of German is not required, but is helpful.

Workplace ethics (Occupational Ethics) is an emerging issue of the times. When working hours continue to prolong, work relationships continue to complicate, work values continue to be disintegrated due to diversity, and the continuous innovation of technology at work subverts inherent behavior patterns. In chaos of disagreement, the thinking and dialogue of workplace ethics is meeting the needs of this era and helping people to find the greatest common divisor of interests and well-being. Since the 20th century, the tide of capitalism's consequentialism and the pursuit of maximum profit has been hitting and submerging the entire world of work. People are confused about how to find the real meaning and value of work. This is a construction that requires the help of inner life experience. Among them, the promotion of Workplace Spirituality is a good choice, because its purpose is to help workers realize the inner spiritual meaning of work, spread a sense of harmony, and get the whole workplace community to be inspired.

Students research a self-chosen topic and develop an extended research essay under the direct tutelage of an appointed mentor. Students engage in conversation with teachers who are experts in the subject being studied. These tutorials allow students to develop their own ideas under the direct supervision of a tutor.