5503001 Philosophy of Religion B
| Numbering Code | U-LET07 25503 LJ34 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | Target Student | |||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Mon.1 | |
| Instructor name | SUGIMURA YASUHIKO (Graduate School of Letters Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Religious philosophy is not only a form of philosophy, but also one of the various paths of religious studies. To understand this two-sided nature and its unique significance, after clarifying the historical relationship between religious philosophy and religious studies, we will select a wide range of basic literature, and solve questions that will provide clues for reading about each. The purpose of this class is to pursue the important thoughts of the past in this field, and to touch on a part of philosophical and academic thinking with a view to the phenomenon of religion. | |||
| Course Goals | Students will understand what kinds of questions religious philosophy and religious studies have explored and how to think about them, and will learn how to think by themselves through exposure to ideological literature, so that they can acquire the basic skills for research. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Classes will be held on the following themes (details are subject to change). 1st Religious Philosophy and Religious Studies (1): Historical Positioning 2nd Religious Philosophy and Religious Studies (2): Different Approaches 3rd Religious Philosophy and Religious Studies (3): Contemporary Issues 4th Pascal "Pense": Thinking Reeds and Hidden Gods 5th Hume "The Natural History of Religion": The Beginning of Empiricist Religious Theory 6th Kant "Religion within the Limits of Mere Reason": Root Evil and Religious Philosophy 7th Nietzsche "The Genealogy of Morality": Radical Religious Criticism 8th James "Aspects of Religious Experience": Methods of Religious Psychology 9th Nishida Kitaro "The Study of Goodness": The Starting Point of Japanese Religious Philosophy 10th Morse "The Theory of Gifting": The Fertility Potential of Religious Sociology 11th Heidegger "Existence and Time": "Present Existence" and "Existence to Death" 12th Bergson "Two Sources of Morality and Religion": Static Religion and Dynamic Religion 13th Eliade "Holy and Secular": The Scope of Religious Phenomenology 14th Jonas "The Concept of God after Auschwitz": The Deconstructive Transformation of the Concept of God 15th Feedback *An explanation will be given on how to provide feedbacks during class. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | It is based on the regular examination (written) at the end of the year. The exam will take the form of a short essay, and the assignment will be announced one month in advance. | |||
| Course Requirements | Especially none | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | PandA will post a class resume by the day before class, so check it out in advance. After class, try to understand things that you did not understand by yourself. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Not used | ||
| References, etc. | Will be introduced during class | |||
