Term paper topic:
Explain how the Yin-Yang way of thinking (the Yin-Yang model of interaction and transformation) and
Zhuang Zi’s Daoist methodological vision (his version of “objective perspectivism”) together with the
Hegelian model can help you look at distinct approaches to one issue in philosophy, or one issue in
your own area of study, or one issue/event in public areas of contemporary times.
Required steps/contents and hints:
(1) Briefly present major points of the Yin-Yang way of thinking, especially its distinct crucial features
in contrast to the distinct crucial features of the Hegelian model (also briefly presented) [1.5 page]
and the two major points of Zhuang Zi’s methodological vision [0.5 page], as they are specified
and explained in this class. [2 pages]
(2) Identify one issue (either in philosophy, or in your own area of study, or in public areas of
contemporary times) in which there are two distinct engaging approaches under your examination,
and briefly present each of the two distinct approaches, distinguishing each one’s “perspective”
dimension (i.e., its own working perspective pointing to some aspect of the issue in its focus) and
its “guiding-principle” dimension (i.e., its attitude towards the relation between its own perspective
and the other perspective from the other approach, if any). [1.5 pages]
(3) Apply the Yin-Yang way of thinking and Zhuang Zi’s methodological vision together with the
Hegelian model to give your analysis of how we should adequately look at the relation between the
“perspective” dimensions of the two approaches (whether or not these distinct perspectives are
“eligible”, and, if yes, how they can jointly contribute to your understanding and treatment of the
issue under your examination), in view of the suggested “adequacy” conditions (as this instructor’s
guidance) for how to maintain adequate methodological guiding principles in relevant connections
to look at distinct approaches. [2.5 pages]
Total 5 pages, (typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font with size 12, 1-inch margin–thus around 300 words each full page, total 1500 words)
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