Module Code 單元編號 GEF1049 Module Title 單元名稱 EXPLORING CHINESE AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF LIFE THROUGH STORIES 從中西哲學故事看人生 Module Synopsis 單元概要 It has been argued that human existence itself is woven out of the stories we share among ourselves about our lives. It is the meaning of life that troubles us. This course will give students a brief introduction to the differences between Chinese and Western philosophies before initiating them into reflections and imaginations about life through stories. Some Chinese philosophical stories will be shared and reflected with reference to the Western ones, i.e. Dialogue Between Confucius and Laozi, Laozi’s Departure, Shang Yang’s Reform, The Art of War, Sixth Patriarch Huineng, Yangming on Mind, Allegory of the Cave, The Myth of Sisyphus, On Thinking for Yourself, The Story of a Waiter, On the Three Metamorphoses, A Happy Excursion and Swimology. Several life-related issues will be discussed in the course. Students will talk their life stories, learn to evaluate his/her values and to construct own philosophy of life with ethical responsibility. 人生如戲，古往今來，不少哲人透過故事去探討人生。本單元簡單介紹中西哲學的不同並選取了十幾個中西哲學和人生意義有關的故事， 與同學分享及促進反思，相關哲學故事包括：孔子問道、老子出關、商鞅變法、孫子兵法、六祖惠能、陽明心學、柏拉圖的洞喻、卡繆 的 薛西弗斯的神話、叔本華的論思考、沙特的侍者、尼采的精神三變、莊子的逍遙遊和哈特的游泳學；學生將在單元之內會討論生活事件、 說自己的生活故事、評價自己的價值及負責任地建構自己的人生哲學。