5541001 Philosophy of Religion
| Numbering Code | U-LET07 35541 SJ34 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Seminar | |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Wed.5 | |
| Instructor name | SUGIMURA YASUHIKO (Graduate School of Letters Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
This text consists of the graduate paper submitted to the College of Literature of Kyoto Imperial University in 1924 by Keiji Nishitani, amounting to more than 100 thousand characters in writing. Written in a concise literary style unimaginable from Nishitani's distinctive later handwriting, this paper presents a study of Schelling and Bergson that has stood up to academic scrutiny, and represents not only an intersection of the two within the history of ancient Western philosophy, but also the origin of Nishitani's own thinking, in which he sought to open up more fundamental dimensions on his own while confronting them. Behind this, the presence of Master Nishida, who was carving out his own philosophy from "self-consciousness" to "place", appears and disappears. This multi-layered text has rarely been studied head-on, but is not only an important work that serves as a starting point for Nishitani's religious philosophy, but is first-rate material from the viewpoint of studying the history of ancient Western philosophy and the history of Japanese philosophy. Due to the nature of this text, we would like to use it to allow participants to develop and practice reading comprehension skills for research, by attempting a multi-angled approach also incorporating reading and comprehension of the original writings by Schelling and Bergeson discussed here. |
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| Course Goals |
1. Master basic reading comprehension to read philosophical and religious philosophy texts through work activities during the seminar. 2. Master methods for precisely reading and comprehending philosophical and religious philosophy texts, and master basic methodologies for using them in your own speculations, through preparation for seminar presentations, and instructor-based guidance. 3 Gain a foothold for understanding Keiji Nishitani's religious philosophy by reading this important text by Nishitani with guidance and explanations by a teacher. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
1st: Introduction Introductory explanations provided as needed by instructor while proceeding to read text. Assignments will be determined from second session. 2nd‐14th: Keiji Nishitani's Schelling's Absolute Idealism and Bergson's Pure Sustainability consists of a preface and 13 sections, but we will proceed to read approximately one section per each session. The assigned person for each session will summarize the relevant content and then translate sections referencing Schelling or Bergson in Nishitani's text. Using these assignments as material, the instructor will provide overall commentary, following which participants will exchange opinions and have a discussion. The basic plan is to read the entire work within one term. 15th: Look back over the entire text, and carry out Q&A with instructor, and discussion between attendees. ＊Feedback method will be given during class. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | According to performance (presentations on assigned sections, questions and participation in discussions). | |||
| Course Requirements | Specific courses and preliminary knowledge are not absolute requirements to take this class. However, students should have mastered the minimum reading comprehension skills for French or German. | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
Students are required to spend time before class closely reading text and study its content and linguistic aspects. In addition, students should prepare questions on matters they might like to explore further in relation to their own interests. After class, students should correct any areas of inaccurate understanding, and link it to their own learning by reorganizing content they have read in their own words and proceeding to read related literature. |
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| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Keiji Nishitani, 『西谷啓治著作集 第13巻』 (Sobunsha, 1987) ISBN: (ISBN-10) 4423197138 Copies of text will be prepared. | ||
| References, etc. |
Introduced during class, |
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