5331002Japanese Philosophy (Special Lectures)
| Numbering Code | G-LET05 65331 LJ34 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | special lecture | |
| Target Year | Target Student | |||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Wed.5 | |
| Instructor name | UEHARA MAYUKO (Graduate School of Letters Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This is the second part of “Philosophy of the Intelligible World.” Transitioning from the topic discussed in the first semester, “Senses and emotions,” this part focuses on “music.” The aim is to examine the thoughts that overcome the abstraction in Kitaro Nishida and Hajime Tanabe’s philosophy and to consider some problems in music from the viewpoints of philosophical theory, physical theory, and the theory of senses and emotions looked at in the first semester. We will attempt to analyze the process of expression of senses and emotions through the body from the viewpoints of scientific, contingency, and improvisational methods. | |||
| Course Goals | Students will be able to understand the characteristics of the philosophy of Nishida and Tanabe and identify the problems arising from its abstraction. Students will learn how senses and emotions were important to many Kyoto School philosophers, such as Nishida, Shuzo Kuki, and Kiyoshi Miki. Students will deepen their understanding of how music, one of the many forms of artistic expression, gained significance following the Kyoto School’s theories on senses and emotions. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
The following topics will be discussed during the course: 1 Orientation: Explanation of course objectives and schedule 2 The issue of musicality: Overview 3 The issue of musicality: Kitaro Nishida 3 The issue of musicality: Masakazu Nakai 4 The issue of musicality: Shuzo Kuki 5 The issue of musicality: Hajime Tanabe 6 Valerie’s theory and practice of music (1) 7 Valerie’s theory and practice of music (2) 8 Philosophy and music (1) 9 Philosophy and music (2) 10 Philosophy and music (3) 11 Scientific, contingency, and improvisational methods of music (1) 12 Scientific, contingency, and improvisational methods of music (2) 13 Scientific, contingency, and improvisational methods of music (3) 14 Scientific, contingency, and improvisational methods of music (4) 15 Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Based on participation (50%) and semester-end paper (50%) | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Through the sessions, students are expected to think deeply about their own research topics. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | No textbook assigned. Lecture materials (abstracts and references) will be distributed in each class. | ||
| References, etc. | To be introduced during class | |||
