5141004Philosophy (Seminars)
| Numbering Code | G-LET01 75141 SJ34 | 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 | Thu.2 | |
| Instructor name | ABE HIROSHI (Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | What does it mean to be objective? Following a brief survey on philosophical problems on objectivity, this seminar closely examines Robert Nozick’s analysis of objectivity as invariance under various transformations. | |||
| Course Goals | Objectivity and symmetry have played a central role in the contemporary physics. In this class, students are expected to familiarize themselves with the relationship between these scientific concepts and fundamental philosophical problems like objectivity and reality. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
We begin by reading Reiss & Sprenger (2014, Scientific Objectivity, in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) to locate philosophical problems about objectivity, and then move on to Robert Nozick’s Invariance, mainly chapters 1 & 2. When needed, we refer to textbooks on the relativity theory and/or measurement theory for theoretical detail of symmetry and invariance. Each week a presenter gives a summary of the reading and leads the discussion. Every participant is required to actively engage in discussion. Presence alone does not warrant a credit. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluation is based on presentation and participation in class and discussion. Active participation to the discussion is highly evaluated. | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Before each class, students are required to closely read the assignments and take notes a question. A presenter is expected to prepare a resume or other material (if needed) and topics/questions to be discussed during the class. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Invariance, Nozick, Robert, (Harvard Univ Press) | ||
