Introduces the recent stages in a discussion of values, which has accompanied East Asian awareness of an identity crisis for well over a century. This discussion has produced a new notion of East Asian business and work ethics and contributed to the formation of a new complex and controversial East Asian identity. The Confucian focus on self-discipline, family coherence, hierarchical order and social status will be contrasted with the traditional focus on health, preservation of life and energy, individual identity and integrity, and personal spontaneity. Analysis will be from an East Asian perspective.

Note: Offered jointly by the School of Modern Language Studies, the School of Philosophy and the School of Politics and International Relations.