5331001Japanese Philosophy (Special Lectures)
| Numbering Code | G-LET05 65331 LJ34 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First 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 course comprises two parts, one each in the first and second semesters of the 2022 academic year. The first part explores the understanding of senses and emotions among the Kyoto School philosophers, including Kitaro Nishida, and aims to ascertain how their theories related senses and emotions to methods of expression. Focusing on the intelligible world defined in the framework of Nishida’s philosophy and examining senses and emotions from the viewpoint of “logic” are also important aspects of this course. While there are various methods of expression, this part looks at art. It examines how to connect the practice of expression with a highly abstract philosophical theory. Exploring a philosophical path in the intelligible world that overcomes the high abstraction of Nishida and Hajime Tanabe’s ideas is another purpose of this course. | |||
| Course Goals | Students will be able to clarify the meaning of senses and emotions for the Kyoto School philosophers and deepen their understanding of these philosophers’ methods of expression, especially those of artistic expression. The relationship between theory and practice in philosophy will also be re-examined, and more concrete ways of thinking and expressing will be explored by critically considering the thoughts of philosophers known to apply excessive abstraction. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
The following topics will be discussed during the course: 1 Orientation: Explanation of course objectives and schedule 2 Kitaro Nishida’s understanding of senses and emotions (1) 3 Kitaro Nishida’s understanding of senses and emotions (2) 4 Positioning senses and emotions in the intelligible world of “place” (1) 5 Positioning senses and emotions in the intelligible world of “place” (2) 6 Shuzo Kuki’s understanding of senses and emotions 7 Kiyoshi Miki’s understanding of senses and emotions 8 Masakazu Nakai’s understanding of senses and emotions 9 Motomori Kimura’s understanding of senses and emotions 10 Yasukazu Fukada’s understanding of senses and emotions 11 How to express senses and emotions (1) 12 How to express senses and emotions (2) 13 Problems related to theory and practice: Overcoming abstraction (1) 14 Problems related to theory and practice: Overcoming abstraction (2) 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 | |||
