Here is the instruction:
You will write a carefully constructed, thoughtful paper in response to one of the five topics listed below.
1. Discuss the philosophical significance of the concept of yin-yang from the Book of
Changes (Yijing).
2. Explain and evaluate the Confucian conception of li (ceremony, propriety).
3. Explain and evaluate the Confucian conception of junzi (gentlemen).
4. Explain and evaluate Mozi’s idea of impartial caring.
5. Explain and evaluate the Yangist egoism.
6. Compare the theories of human nature by Mencius and Xunzi, and evaluate them.