Argumentative Strategies in Early Chinese Philosophy (II) - Detailseite

Preparatory Zoom meeting 14 November 2025, 14:00–16:00 to discuss the structure of the block course and to assign presentations:

https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/my/kerschbaum


This X-Student Research Group explores argumentative strategies in early Chinese philosophy. It builds on last semester’s course, in which selected Confucian, Mohist and Daoist arguments were contextualised, reconstructed and presented at a workshop. Both previous and new participants are welcome. This semester, we will focus on the overarching conceptual, methodological and argumentative links between such arguments. Students will have the opportunity to specialise in a particular argument or form of argumentation, depending on their interests. Through this, participants will gain insights into different forms of reasoning, new concepts (e.g. dào 道, dé 德) and alternative philosophical formats (e.g. dialogue, parable). The research project is suitable for both advanced Bachelor’s and Master’s students. Previous engagement with Chinese philosophy or classical Chinese is welcome but not essential.

Contact: andreas.kerschbaum@hu-berlin.de 

Admission to X-Student Research Groups

Please find information on admission for students of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin on the website of Berlin University Alliance: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/commitments/teaching-learning/sturop/research-groups/stud/index.html 

Please contact the BUA Office for Teaching and Learning with any questions: https://hu.berlin/bua