ILAS Seminar-E2 :Critical Thinking in Ethics
| Numbering Code | U-LAS70 10002 SE50 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | seminar |
| Target Year | Mainly 1st year students | Target Student | For all majors |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Wed.5 |
| Instructor name | Campbell, Michael (Graduate School of Letters Assistant Professor) | ||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | In this seminar we will read and discussion a series of classic texts in analytic philosophy, covering a wide range of different topics. Students will be encouraged to actively participate in discussions concerning questions such as whether immortal life would be desirable, how individuals relate to their bodies, what it means to be free, the nature of regret and remorse, and what justice requires. | ||
| Course Goals |
- To introduce students to a wide range of philosophical texts - To introduce students to a range of key texts and thinkers in philosophy. - To foster students' abilities to participate in constructive philosophical debate and to improve students’ confidence in articulating their ideas. - To develop students' abilities to reason critically, to interpret philosophical texts and to construct and critique arguments. |
||
| Schedule and Contents |
Week 1 Introduction Week 2 - 3 Would Immortality Be Desirable? Week 4 - 5 What Gives Life Meaning? Week 6 - 7 Am I My Body? Week 7 - 8 Can I Know Others? Week 9 - 10 What Can I Regret? Week 11 - 12 What is Freedom? Week 13 - 14 What Does Justice Require? Week 15 Feedback Class |
||
| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Students will be evaluated by quizzes conducted regularly throughout the semester. Students will be given a raw score grade out of 100. | ||
| Course Requirements | Students will be expected to read at least one text in English prior to each week, to be set by the instructor. | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Each week students will be required to read a philosophy essay and to complete an associated reading exercise. Therefore every week there will be an expectation to read 10-20 pages of philosophy and to complete a short writing task. | ||
