Philosophy of Nature I-E2
| Numbering Code | U-LAS00 10028 LE34 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | All students | Target Student | For all majors | |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Thu.3 | |
| Instructor name | WIRTZ，Fernando Gustavo (Graduate School of Letters Assistant Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | The concept of "nature" is extremely familiar to us, and yet it is extremely obscure. The difficulty in defining and demarcating the limits of this concept has to do with the way in which human beings have perceived their environment throughout history. In this seminar we will try to progressively deconstruct the concept of nature while making explicit the political and ethical implications of this term. | |||
| Course Goals | The main objective of the seminar is to provide students with the theoretical tools to be able to critically reflect on contemporary problems related to the concept of nature. Students will be able to recognize different philosophical perspectives and argue logically from their own point of view. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Session 1: Introduction: What is nature? Session 2: Nature in classic European philosophy Session 3: Nature and the industrial revolution Session 4: Ecology and deep ecology Session 5: Non-European understanding of nature? Session 6: Non-European understanding of nature? Session 7: Gender and nature Session 8: Gender and nature Session 9: Gender and nature Session 10: Politics of nature Session 11: Politics of nature Session 12: Politics of nature Session 13: Post-naturalism Session 14: Post-naturalism Session 15: Summary, evaluation of learning achievements, feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Participation during class, reading assignment, test. | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students should read and prepare a text for each class. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Introduced during class. | ||
