每年寫課綱都是一個好機會，重新檢視這門課可以帶給我自己和你們的意義。大家經歷大一上學期的課程，或許對於「社會」這個概念仍然模模糊糊，學到很多過去熟悉的概念，如家庭、教育、族群、性別、國家、經濟等，這些是「經驗」上可印證或找到對應議題的概念，但這些概念的加總，仍然不等於社會，我們只能說這些經驗性的概念，可以幫助我們觀察到社會中特定的面向。社會思想史這門課安排在大一下學期是有理由的，因為我們會在這門課中學到「社會」這個概念怎麼慢慢浮現出來，甚至成為一門學科。

古希臘時期，還未出現「社會」概念，而是只有「城邦」的想像。這學期的思想史就從城邦展開，城邦衰落之後逐漸由帝國接手，開始出現中央集權的治理方式。這一段過程以編年的方式呈現就是古希臘時期（B.C. 510）到希臘化時代（B.C. 323-A.D. 312）以及羅馬帝國（A.D. 312）。如果從社會學的角度出發，城邦、帝國和社會雖然字面上不一樣，但指涉的內容其實有重疊的部分，或許將前二者想像為社會，也不至於有什麼重大的錯誤，當然細節上還需要琢磨與說明，但就它們的形式來說，其實還是有相應之處的。這些社會形式的改變，當然也帶來人類思想中的改變，而思想的改變下一步就帶來行動的改變。這就是社會思想史這堂課要提供的內容：從社會結構的改變，到思想上的改變，最終是行動的改變與重要事件的發生。這樣的課程安排，也讓各位形成穩定的思考模式，在接下來三年的必選修課程中都能夠使用這種思考模式去理解各種社會或日常生活的議題。

從去年思想史課程的教學經驗中，理解到大家好像還無法習慣沒有教科書或是指定課程讀本的學習方式，所以這學期稍微改變一下助教課的讀本，讓大家可以在助教課程當中精讀思想史的重要書籍，並且與助教們討論指定讀本的內容，這樣或許大家在準備考試時較不會感到慌亂。希望這樣的調整，能讓大家學習社會思想史時更能夠掌握這門知識的內容。

Writing the syllabus each year is a good opportunity to reexamine what this course can mean for me and for you. As you have gone through the courses in the first semester of your freshman year, you may still be vague about the concept of "society". You have learned many familiar concepts in the past, such as family, education, ethnic group, gender, country, economy, etc. These are concepts that can be verified "empirically" or find corresponding issues. However, the sum of these concepts still does not equal society. We can only say that these empirical concepts can help us observe specific aspects of society. There is a reason why the course "History of Social Thought" is scheduled in the first semester of freshman year, because in this course we will learn how the concept of "society" gradually emerged and even became a subject.

In the ancient Greek period, the concept of "society" had not yet appeared, but only the imagination of "city-states". The intellectual history of this semester begins with city-states. After the decline of city-states, they were gradually taken over by empires, and centralized governance began to emerge. This process is presented in a chronological way from the ancient Greek period (B.C. 510) to the Hellenistic era (B.C. 323-A.D. 312) and the Roman Empire (A.D. 312). From a sociological perspective, although city-states, empires, and societies are literally different, the content they refer to actually overlaps. Perhaps there is no major mistake in imagining the first two as societies. Of course, the details still need to be worked out and explained, but in terms of their forms, there are actually similarities. These changes in social forms will of course also bring about changes in human thinking, and changes in thinking will next lead to changes in actions. This is what this course on the history of social thought will provide: from changes in social structure, to changes in thought, and ultimately changes in actions and the occurrence of important events. This kind of course arrangement also allows you to form a stable thinking mode, and you can use this thinking mode to understand various social or daily life issues in the required elective courses in the next three years.

From the teaching experience of the intellectual history course last year, I understand that everyone seems to be unable to get used to the learning method without textbooks or designated course readings, so this semester I slightly changed the reading materials for the teaching assistant class, so that everyone can intensively read important books on the history of ideas in the teaching assistant course, and discuss the content of the designated readings with the teaching assistants, so that everyone may be less panicked when preparing for the exam. I hope that this adjustment will enable everyone to better grasp the content of this knowledge when studying the history of social thought.

1. Richard Tarnas著，王又如譯，《西方心靈的激情》，臺北市：正中書局，1997。
2. Daniel J. Boorstin著，劉喬譯，《探索者：問「為什麼」的人》，臺北市：貓頭鷹，2005。
3. Peter Gay著，劉森堯、梁永安譯，《啟蒙運動（上）：現代異教精神的崛起》、《啟蒙運動（下）：自由之科學》，臺北市：立緒，2019。
4. Roland N. Stromberg著，劉北成、趙國新譯，《西方現代思想史：從中世紀到啟蒙運動》，北京：中信出版集團，2023。
5. Roland N. Stromberg著，劉北成、趙國新譯，《西方現代思想史：1789年至今》，北京：中信出版集團，2021。
6. 大澤真幸著，嚴雪雪譯，《給所有人的社會學史講義》，新北市：衛城，2021。
7. Peter Gay著，梁永安譯，《現代主義：異端的誘惑》，臺北市：立緒，2012。
8. Immanuel Kant著／李明輝譯注，〈答「何謂啟蒙？」之問題〉，收錄於《康德歷史哲學論文集（增訂版）》，台北：聯經，2013，頁25-35。
9. Benjamin Constant著／閻克文、劉滿貴譯，〈古代人的自由與現代人的自由之比較〉，收錄於《古代人的自由與現代人的自由——貢斯當政治論文選》，新北市：桂冠，2004，頁1-24。
10. Mark Coeckelbergh著／鄭愷立譯，《AI世代：從政治哲學反思人工智慧的衝擊》，臺北市：商周出版，2024。
11. Savater, Fernando著／魏然譯，《政治學的邀請》，北京：北京大學，2009，頁39-54。

1. Richard Tarnas, translated by Wang Youru, "The Passion of the Western Mind", Taipei: Zhengzhong Book Company, 1997.
2. Daniel J. Boorstin, translated by Liu Qiao, "Explorers: People Who Ask Why", Taipei: Owl, 2005.
3. Peter Gay, translated by Liu Senyao and Liang Yongan, "Enlightenment (Part 1): The Rise of Modern Pagan Spirit", "Enlightenment (Part 2): The Science of Freedom", Taipei: Lixu, 2019.
4. Roland N. Stromberg, translated by Liu Beicheng and Zhao Guoxin, "History of Modern Western Thought: From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment", Beijing: CITIC Publishing Group, 2023.
5. Roland N. Stromberg, translated by Liu Beicheng and Zhao Guoxin, "History of Modern Western Thought: 1789 to the Present", Beijing: CITIC Publishing Group, 2021.
6. "Lecture Notes on the History of Sociology for Everyone" by Masayuki Osawa, translated by Yan Xuexue, New Taipei City: Acropolis, 2021.
7. "Modernism: The Temptation of Heresy" by Peter Gay, translated by Liang Yongan, Taipei: Lixu, 2012.
8. Written by Immanuel Kant/translated and annotated by Li Minghui, "Answering the question "What is Enlightenment?"", collected in "Essays on Kant's Historical Philosophy (Updated Edition)", Taipei: Lianjing, 2013, pp. 25-35.
9. Benjamin Constant, translated by Yan Kewen and Liu Mangui, "Comparison of the Freedom of Ancient People and the Freedom of Modern People", collected in "The Freedom of Ancient People and the Freedom of Modern People - Selected Political Essays by Constant", New Taipei City: Guiguan, 2004, pp. 1-24.
10. Written by Mark Coeckelbergh/translated by Zheng Kaili, "The AI Generation: Reflecting on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence from the Perspective of Political Philosophy", Taipei: Shangzhou Publishing House, 2024.
11. Savater, Fernando/Translated by Wei Ran, "Invitation to Political Science", Beijing: Peking University, 2009, pp. 39-54.