Dr. Jonathan Y. Tan
(
陳運佳教授
)
ProfessorJTan@gmail.com
(513) 745-3794
329 Hinkle Hall
Office hours by appointment
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Term Paper
ANNOUNCEMENT: Research Projects Listing (see what your classmates are researching)
- This course requires a 15 page double-spaced and typed term paper on any of the topics listed below, with prior approval of the instructor, to be formatted according to the Modern Language Association (MLA) or the Turabian writing style, together with an in-class presentation based upon it:
- the history, contemporary developments or future directions of a specific Confucian or Daoist tradition in the United States;
- the relevance, applicability or implications of specific Confucian or Daoist teachings in shaping: (a) educational, political, economic, or global systems, (b) social or cultural institutions, or (c) resolving a specific global problem or dilemma;
- Daoist millennial or reform movements;
- an issue or topic in Confucian or Daoist philosophy/ethics/morality;
- an issue pertaining to Confucianism or Daoism in the contemporary world;
- historic developments of Confucianism or Daoism in China, Japan, Korea, or Vietnam;
- Confucian or Daoist revival in contemporary China;
- the contemporary practice of Confucianism or Daoism in a country in East Asia, Southeast Asia, or the Chinese Diaspora in a European country, Canada or the United States;
- a topic or issue in Daoist art or architecture;
- a topic or issue in Daoism (e.g., fengshui, taiji, qigong, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, etc.);
- a comparative study of a topic in Confucian-Buddhist philosophy or Daoist-Buddhist philosophy;
- a comparative study of a topic in Confucian-European philosophy, Daoist-European philosophy,
Confucian-Christian theology, Daoist-Christian theology;
- Confucian-Christian or Daoist-Christian dialogue; or
- Confucian-Daoist, Confucian-Buddhist, or Daoist-Buddhist dialogue.
- Please begin your research here: Professor Tan's Library Research Resources for Theology/Religion. You may also wish to consult the Professor Fabrizio Pregadio's Bibliography on Daoism if you are researching a topic in Daoism.
- With respect to the research paper, students are required to:
- e-mail a 3-4 page double-spaced and typed research paper proposal, including a bibliography of at least five books or ten journal articles, or a combination of books and journal articles to ProfessorJTan@gmail.com for the instructor's review and approval by 9 October 2007. Students should begin work only after the instructor has approved their research paper proposal. The proposal should state:
- the title of the proposed research topic,
- an introduction to the issue or question to be investigated,
- the thesis statement (i.e., a statement of the claim or intepretation that is to be established by your research paper and an explanation of the relevance or importance of this claim or interpretation),
- method (i.e., a description of the method(s) that you will use to establish your thesis claim), and
- a complete bibliographical listing of the literature (books and journal articles) to be cited in your research paper.
- reserve a date to make their in-class presentation by 30 October 2007.
- Each student will have approximately 10 minutes to present their research to their peers. For this purpose, students may use a PowerPoint presentation to accompany their research presentation. After each presentation, the instructor and students will have the opportunity to ask questions or give feedback on the subject matter of the student's research. Based on the feedback received, students should revise their research papers accordingly.
- Please e-mail (i) the completed research paper, together with (ii) your PowerPoint presentation (if any) by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, 13 December 2007 to ProfessorJTan@gmail.com. Late submission will be penalized with a one-letter grade reduction. The research paper and the in-class presentation comprise 40% and 10% of the final grade for this course. For grading criteria, please refer to the Theology Department's Grading Guidelines.
- Please visit Xavier University's James A. Glenn Writing Center if you require assistance in writing this term paper. The university's writing center has tutors to assist you and resources on formatting term papers.
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REQUIRED
TEXTBOOKS:
Wing-tsit Chan
Sourcebook in
Chinese Philosophy
(Princeton, 1963)
Herbert Fingarette
Confucius: The
Secular as Sacred
(Waveland, 1998)
Eva Wong
Shambhala Guide
to Taoism
(Shambhala, 1997)
Livia Kohn
Daoism and
Culture Culture
(Three Pines Press,
2004)
Eva Wong
Shambhala Guide
to Taoism
(Shambhala, 1997)
Livia Kohn
Daoism and
Culture Culture
(Three Pines Press,
2004)
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