In this department, the philological and sociological approach to Chinese classics, modeled the bibliographical method established in the Ch’ing dynasty, has traditionally been followed for the study of the history of Chinese philosophy. Students are taught Confucian exegetics through courses in which such basic texts as the Wu-ching Chêng-i are read. This, of course, does not mean that study is restricted to Confucian-ism. Lectures on Taoism and Buddhism are given, and individual research covers all periods from the pre-Han to the People’s Republic of China. The department publishes Chugoku- Shisoshi- kenkyu (the Journal of the History of Chinese Thought).

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