本課程主要對中國先秦政治思想的流變與其思想內涵進行討論。從中國政治思想的起源及典範始，透過《尚書》的閱讀，具體闡釋中國人文政治的實質意涵與精神。而後藉由對先秦儒、道、墨、法四家各自在政治想法上的論述，除了說明各家思想的差異之外；更欲探討共同在《尚書》這作為中國古代政治典範的思想前提下，構成各家思想演變的原因與其相互之影響，並從中國政治思想發展的歷史脈絡，對各家就其時代意義進行價值評估。

This course mainly discusses the evolution of China's pre-Qin political thought and its ideological connotation. Starting from the origin and model of Chinese political thought, through the reading of "Shang Shu", we will specifically explain the essential meaning and spirit of Chinese humanistic politics. Then, by discussing the political thoughts of the four schools of Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, and Legalism in the Pre-Qin Dynasty, in addition to explaining the differences in the thoughts of each school, we also want to explore the reasons for the evolution of each school of thought and their mutual influence under the ideological premise of Shangshu, which is a model of ancient Chinese politics. From the historical context of the development of Chinese political thought, we will evaluate the value of each school on its significance of the times.

漢‧孔安國傳，唐‧孔穎達正義：《尚書正義》
梁‧皇侃：《論語集解義疏》
漢‧趙岐：《孟子注疏》
清‧孫詒讓：《墨子閒詁》
漢‧河上公、魏‧王弼等：《老子四種》
清‧王先謙：《莊子集解》
清‧王先慎：《韓非子集解》

The Biography of Kong Anguo in the Han Dynasty, Kong Yingda Zhengyi in the Tang Dynasty: "Shang Shu Zhengyi"
Liang Huangkan: "The Analects of Confucius"
Han Zhao Qi: "Commentary on Mencius"
Sun Yirang of the Qing Dynasty: "Mozi Xianjue"
He Shanggong of Han Dynasty, Wang Bi of Wei Dynasty, etc.: "The Four Four Kinds of Laozi"
Qing Dynasty Wang Xianqian: "Collected Commentary of Zhuangzi"
Wang Xianshen, Qing Dynasty: "Explanation of Han Feizi's Collection"