Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Recommended preparation: course 11A. Designed for juniors/seniors. Elite and popular expressions of Chinese cultural life examined in readings and lectures. Focus on diversities of thought in classical legacy and their evolution under impact of Buddhism to 1000. Emphasis on intersections between intellectual life and social, political, and economic conditions. P/NP or letter grading.

Units: 4.0