{"id":16592,"date":"2024-03-20T07:30:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T07:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/political-science-113br-chinese-and-japanese-political-thought-dr-germaine-a-hoston\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T07:30:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T07:30:48","slug":"political-science-113br-chinese-and-japanese-political-thought-dr-germaine-a-hoston","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/political-science-113br-chinese-and-japanese-political-thought-dr-germaine-a-hoston\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Science 113BR Chinese and Japanese Political Thought Dr. Germaine A. Hoston"},"content":{"rendered":"
PROMPT
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On the basis of what we have studied this quarter, evaluate the validity of the following assertion
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expressing a view widely shared by American scholars and policy makers, most notably by Samuel P.
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Huntington of Harvard University, in accordance with the instructions that follow it:
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\u201cChina, Japan, and indeed most societies in the Asia-Pacific have poor prospects
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of achieving authentic, vibrant democratic polities, because of the legacy of their
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Confucian philosophical tradition, with its emphasis on authority, hierarchy, order,
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and the supremacy of the collectivity over the individual. In short, their
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philosophical traditions simply offer no basis for democracy.\u201d
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(Note: This is not a direct quotation from Professor Huntington\u2019s work. It is a summary by Dr. Hoston
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of the views he espouses.)
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Make an argument in support of or against this claim by selecting three schools of thought or thinkers,
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one of which must be one of the schools of Buddhist thought covered in the latter half of the course,
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and one of which must be either Zhu Xi\u2019s or Wang Yangming\u2019s school of Neo-Confucianism.
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You must choose 1 of the following schools (1 to be selected from 1-4 below):
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1. Xunzi
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2. Mohism (Mozi)
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3. Legalism (Han Feizi, Li Si)
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4. Daoism (Laozi and Zhuangzi)
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You must choose 1 of the following Buddhist schools in China and Japan (The Tiantai School must
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be discussed in either case):
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5. Mahayana Buddhism (including a discussion of the Tiantai School, but excluding \/Zen Buddhism,)
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6. The Chan \/ Zen School (including a discussion of the Tiantai School)
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You must choose 1 of the following schools of Neo-Confucianism:<\/span> (1 to be selected from the
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following numbered 6 and 7):
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7. The Rationalist School of Zhu Xi (including a discussion of Confucius and Mencius)
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8. The Idealist School of Wang Yangming (including a discussion of Confucius and Mencius)
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Your essay must answer each of the following questions:
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1. What is the Socratic myth (or 1 or more possibilities thereof offered by Buddhism) legitimating
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the body politic and its leadership;
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2. What provision does the myth make or imply for political change, including political revolution
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(from below); and
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3. What role do \u201cthe people\u201d play in that provision?
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In making your argument, be sure to give adequate consideration to and address seriously the possible
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reservations that critics might hold concerning your argument. You may find it helpful to consult the
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guidelines on writing a paper that I posted on Canvas. When you have finished, reread the prompt
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and your paper to be sure that you have addressed at least three schools and\/or thinkers and that you
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have followed all the instructions above before submitting your paper. Then <\/span>run spell-check and
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grammar check before submitting your paper<\/span>. <\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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