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课程详述
COURSE SPECIFICATION
以下课程信息可能根据实际授课需要或在课程检讨之后产生变动。如对课程有任何疑问，请联
系授课教师。
The course information as follows may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen
circumstances, or following review of the course at the end of the session. Queries about the course should be
directed to the course instructor.
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课程名称 Course Title
国际关系中的经典思想体系 Great Classical Thought Systems in International Relations
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授课院系
Originating Department
社会科学中心 Center for Social Sciences
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课程编号
Course Code
SS094
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课程学分 Credit Value
2
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课程类别
Course Type
通识选修课程 General Education (GE) Elective Courses
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授课学期
Semester
秋季 Fall
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授课语言
Teaching Language
英文 English
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授课教师、所属学系、联系方
式（如属团队授课，请列明其
他授课教师）
Instructor(s), Affiliation&
Contact
（For team teaching, please list
all instructors）
思瑞坎 Srikanth Thaliyakkattil
南方科技大学人文社会科学荣誉学会 Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, SUSTech
srikanth@mail.sustech.edu.cn
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实验员/助教、所属学系、联系
方式
Tutor/TA(s), Contact
无 NA
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选课人数限额(可不填)
Maximum Enrolment
（Optional）
授课方式
Delivery Method
讲授
Lectures
习题/辅导/讨论
Tutorials
其它(请具体注明)
Other（Please specify）
总学时
Total
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学时数
32
32
2
Credit Hours
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先修课程、其它学习要求
Pre-requisites or Other
Academic Requirements
无 NA
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后续课程、其它学习规划
Courses for which this
course is a pre-requisite
无 NA
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其它要求修读本课程的学系
Cross-listing Dept.
无 NA
教学大纲及教学日历 SYLLABUS
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教学目标 Course Objectives
Specifically, this course aims to:
Expose students to the major classical thought systems in the world.
Train them to rationally and objectively analyze the various value systems existing in the contemporary world.
Inculcate in students' intellectual curiosity and exploratory spirit about global cultural traditions.
Nourish them with an intellectual knowledge of great classical thinkers.
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预达学习成果 Learning Outcomes
After studying this course, students should be able to:
Appreciate and understand the various classical traditions of the world.
Gain insights and knowledge about the various ways of behavior by different countries and nationalities in
international relations.
Easily adapt to multi-ethnic and multi-national environments and students will be able to thrive and prosper in
multi-cultural and multi-national work settings.
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课程内容及教学日历 （如授课语言以英文为主，则课程内容介绍可以用英文；如团队教学或模块教学，教学日历须注明
主讲人）
Course Contents (in Parts/Chapters/Sections/Weeks. Please notify name of instructor for course section(s), if
this is a team teaching or module course.)
Week 1: Introduction & Greco-Roman Classical thought systems I (2-credit hours)
Course overview
Interaction and discussion with Students
Homeric epics
Socrates
Review of the class exercise
Week 2: Greco-Roman Classical thought systems II (2-credit hours)
Thucydides and History of the Peloponnesian War
Review of the class exercise
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Week 3: Greco-Roman Classical thought systems III (2-credit hours)
Plato
Aristotle
Review of the class exercise
Week 4: Greco-Roman Classical thought systems IV (2-credit hours)
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Review of the class exercise
Week 5: Persian-Arabic Classical thought systems I (2-credit hours)
Al-Farabi
Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
Review of the class exercise
Week 6: Persian-Arabic Classical thought systems II (2-credit hours)
Omar Khayyam
Nasir Khusraw
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Review of the class exercise
Week 7: Indian Classical thought systems I (2-credit hours)
Indian epics I: Ramayana
Review of the class exercise
Week 8: Contemporary illustration of classics through movies and documentaries. Movies and Documentary
screening I. (2-credit hours)
Review of the class exercise
Week 9: Indian Classical thought systems II (2-credit hours)
Indian epics II: Mahabharata
Review of the class exercise
Week 10: Contemporary illustration of classics through movies and documentaries. Movies and Documentary
screening II (2-credit hours)
Review of the class exercise
Week 11: Indian Classical thought systems III (2-credit hours)
Laws of Manu
Kautilya
Emperor Asoka
Review of the class exercise
Week 12: Chinese Classical thought systems I (2-credit hours)
Confucius
Laozi
Review of the class exercise
Week 13: Chinese Classical thought systems II (2-credit hours)
Mozi
Zhuangzi
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Review of the class exercise
Week 14: Chinese Classical thought systems III (2-credit hours)
Sunzi and other Military Classics of China
Review of the class exercise
Week 15: Final presentation (2-credit hours)
Week 16: Final presentation and course conclusion (2-credit hours)
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教材及其它参考资料 Textbook and Supplementary Readings
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课程评估 ASSESSMENT
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评估形式
Type of
Assessment
评估时间
Time
占考试总成绩百分比
% of final
score
违纪处罚
Penalty
备注
Notes
出勤 Attendance
0%
The attendance record is only used
to decide whether students should
receive a “Failure” in the course (if
they miss more than three classes
since the fourth week).
课堂表现
Class
Performance
10%
Class performance is evaluated
based on 1) whether students listen
to the class attentively, and 2)
whether they participate in class
discussion actively.
小测验
Quiz
课程项目 Projects
平时作业
Assignments
50%
Review of the class exercise
期中考试
Mid-Term Test
No Mid-term.
期末考试
Final Exam
期末报告
Final
Presentation
40%
Individual research essay and
presentation (1000-1500 words).
其它（可根据需要
改写以上评估方
式）
Others (The
above may be
modified as
necessary)
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记分方式 GRADING SYSTEM
A. 十三级等级制 Letter Grading
B. 二级记分制（通过/不通过） Pass/Fail Grading
课程审批 REVIEW AND APPROVAL
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本课程设置已经过以下责任人/委员会审议通过
This Course has been approved by the following person or committee of authority