Course Objectives
To become aware of various complicated questions and paradoxes by engaging with one end of the various philosophical thoughts that have formed the way of thinking of contemporary humans, and to be able to think about ways to view things from an angle that differs from common sense based on the idea of philosophy.
Rubric
| 理想的な到達レベルの目安(優) | 標準的な到達レベルの目安(良) | 未到達レベルの目安(不可) |
| Evaluation Item 1 | Can properly notice the various paradoxes that surround contemporary humans and think well about ways to view things from an angle that differs from common sense based on the idea of philosophy. | Can notice the various paradoxes that surround contemporary humans and think about ways to view things from an angle that differs from common sense based on the idea of philosophy. | Cannot notice the various paradoxes that surround contemporary humans and think about ways to view things from an angle that differs from common sense based on the idea of philosophy. |
Assigned Department Objectives
Teaching Method
Outline:
Learn about the possibilities of the establishment of good and evil, beauty and ugliness and truth and falsehood. Use the words of popular philosophers to think about the overview of the history of philosophy. Deepen your understanding and examination of the themes listed above based on the descriptions contained in introductory books, general introductions to the subject and translated philosophy books, and aim to express your own ideas.
Style:
Mainly lectures conducted by a single professor. When necessary, presentations and debates among the students will be incorporated into the lesson.
Notice:
Make sure to save and arrange the lecture print-outs and materials. This course requires students to read, think and express their own ideas each time.
Participation in the lesson will also be considered during student evaluations. The course plan may be changed appropriately according to the students' level of understanding and interest.
Students whose scores are less than 60 points may request to take a make-up exam. Students whose acquisition of units is acknowledged as a result of the make-up test will receive a score of 60 points.
It is recommended that students read the text and materials used during the course in advance when studying at home.
Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning
Course Plan
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Theme |
Goals |
| 2nd Semester |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 1st |
Guidance
Significance of learning about the history of philosophy |
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| 2nd |
What makes a human?
The birth of humans
Human behavior |
Concept of human beings
Animals that are born before their completion
Animals that manipulate symbols
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| 3rd |
Humans and language
Robinson Crusoe-type humans and nature |
Mentally deranged people/languages and perspectives on nature
Reasonable labor/the environment and humans
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| 4th |
Historical background of the mind-body problem
Descartes' mind/body dualism |
Soul/entity/human body
Thoughts and extensions
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| 5th |
Human will and the central nervous system
Sensations and the central nervous system
Body schema/Phenomenal body |
Physical and psychological Revel
Sensory and psychological state
Merleau-Ponty's body theory
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| 6th |
Death and humans
Concept of metaphysical immortality |
"Know thyself"
Death and culture
Survival of the individual soul
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| 7th |
Existence and death |
Present existence and death/Experience of nothingness
Presence of tools/Presence of others
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| 8th |
Social phenomenology |
Interpersonal relationships of infants
Jealousy
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| 4th Quarter |
| 9th |
Individuals and society
Overall philosophy |
Social animals
Plato/Aristotle/Tetsuro Watsuji
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| 10th |
Overall reality
Advantage of others |
Overall abandonment
Advantage of others
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| 11th |
Ontology and epistemology |
Empiricism and rationalism
Reason and perception
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| 12th |
Criticism of Wittgenstein's language
Question of philosophy through awareness |
Question of philosophy "What is…"
The Big Bang Theory
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| 13th |
Philosophy and metalanguage |
What is a "metalanguage"?
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| 14th |
"Happiness" as a metalanguage
"Myself" as a metalanguage |
What does "happiness" mean?
What does "ego" mean?
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| 15th |
Final exam |
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| 16th |
Summary
Grading evaluation and confirmation |
Outline the major subjects of philosophy
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Evaluation Method and Weight (%)
| 試験 | 発表 | 相互評価 | 態度 | ポートフォリオ | その他 | Total |
| Subtotal | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 100 |
| 基礎的能力 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 100 |
| 専門的能力 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 分野横断的能力 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |