本課程以「惡」作為倫理與社群哲學中的核心問題，探討道家思想如何理解苦難、失序、衝突與價值張力，並反思其對倫理判斷與社群生活的意義。課程將結合經典文本閱讀與哲學討論，引導學生從道家視角重新思考倫理問題的提出方式與回應策略。

課程內容涵蓋《老子》《莊子》及相關思想傳統中對自然、人為秩序、價值差異與倫理實踐的理解，並適度引介其他哲學立場作為對照，協助學生掌握不同倫理思維處理「惡」與衝突的基本取徑。

透過討論與作品實作，本課程鼓勵學生反思倫理問題在社群脈絡中的呈現方式，並嘗試以多元形式表達其哲學思考成果，以培養整合理解、反思與表達的能力。

This course takes "evil" as a core issue in ethics and community philosophy, explores how Taoism understands suffering, disorder, conflict and value tension, and reflects on its significance for ethical judgment and community life. The course will combine classic text reading and philosophical discussion to guide students to rethink how to raise ethical issues and respond to them from a Taoist perspective.

The course content covers the understanding of nature, man-made order, value differences and ethical practices in "Laozi", "Zhuangzi" and related ideological traditions. It also appropriately introduces other philosophical positions as a comparison to help students master the basic ways of dealing with "evil" and conflicts in different ethical thinking.

Through discussions and practical works, this course encourages students to reflect on the way ethical issues are presented in social contexts, and try to express the results of their philosophical thinking in multiple forms, so as to cultivate the ability to integrate understanding, reflection and expression.

Perkins, Franklin. Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane: The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy. Indiana University Press, 2014.

Perkins, Franklin. Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane: The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy. Indiana University Press, 2014.