JK15001 Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR)(Lecture)

Numbering Code U-LET36 3JK15 LE36 Year/Term 2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type special lecture
Target Year Target Student
Language English Day/Period Mon.5
Instructor name KAIDA Daisuke (Graduate School of Letters Senior Lecturer)
Outline and Purpose of the Course *************
IMPORTANT: At least during October, this class will be offered in an online or hybrid format. Please check “Class support” or PandA for detailed information.
注意:少なくとも10月中に本科目はオンライン・ハイブリッド形式で提供される予定です。詳しくは「授業サポート」またはPandAをご確認ください。
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This course explores various aspects of contemporary Japanese philosophy (Post-World War II Japanese philosophy) by reading Japanese primary sources in English translation, and discussing them in English. Participants will read and discuss papers by:
Yuasa Yasuo, Ueda Shizuteru, Omori Shozo, Nakamura Yujiro, Kimura Bin, and Sakabe Megumi.
Course Goals By the end of the term students will gain some basic understanding of contemporary philosophy in Japan.
Schedule and Contents 1 Introduction
2-3 Yuasa Yasuo "Toward an East-West Dialogue"
4-5 Ueda Shizuteru "Horizon and the Other Side of the Horizon"
6-8 Omori Shozo "The Realism of 'Form qua Emptiness'"
9-10 Nakamura Yujiro "Common Sense and Place"
11-12 Kimura Bin "Time as the Between"
13-14 Sakabe Megumi "Appearance and Copula"
15 Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy At the end of the term students will be asked to write a paper. Students' grades will be weighed according to the following scheme:
Attendance 20%
Active participation in discussion 20%
Term paper 60%
Course Requirements None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) Students will be asked to read the materials for the class in advance and come prepared to discuss them. Every student will be expected to raise at least one point that he or she thinks is worth discussing in a class.
Textbooks Textbooks/References The reading materials will be uploaded on KULASIS.
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