AHH25001 Seminar in Comparative Philosophy

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AHH25001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 比較哲学演習

Subject Name
（Katakana）ヒカクテツガクエンシュウ

Subject Name in
English Seminar in Comparative Philosophy

Instructor SHIMAMURA SHUHEI

Instructor
(Katakana) シマムラ　シュウヘイ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Fri5-8：IAS K206

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Presentation and Discussion

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Philosophy

Eligible Students

Keywords Propositional Logic, Truth Table, Predicate Logic, Semantics, Syntax

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.
・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.
・The abilities and skills to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, and to deliver presentations at a seminar or research meetings, and to answer questions.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them.
・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge,  understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.
・The general ability to logically and simply explain one's own ideas on ways of solving issues to people in different culture and areas, and demonstrate leadership in discussion.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline In the form of exercises, students will learn the basics of formal logic and train to master it. Each session will assign one student as the host and another as the presenter, while the rest of the students participate as the audience. The presenting student will summarize the relevant sections of the text in advance as a resume or slides, and deliver a presentation based on them. Audience members will read the text beforehand, identify questions, and ask them during the class.

Class Schedule Session 1: Guidance & Assignment of Roles
Session 2: Read Chapter 1 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 3: Read Chapter 2 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 4: Read Sections 3.1–3.4 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 5: Read Sections 3.5–3.8 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 6: Read Sections 3.9–3.12 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 7: Read Chapter 5 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 8: Read Section 6.1 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 9: Read Section 6.2 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 10: Read Sections 9.1–9.2 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 11: Read Sections 9.3–9.4 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 12: Read Section 10.1 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 13: Read Section 10.2 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 14: Read Section 10.3 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation
Session 15: Summary

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Learning Logic Through Building It, by Kazuhisa Todayama, Nagoya University Press, 2000

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review During preparation, students should read the text in advance, identify points of confusion, and during review, solve the practice problems provided in the text. Additionally, when assigned as the presenter, students should thoroughly read and understand the assigned portion of the text, and be able to explain it in a clear and understandable manner to other participants.

Requirements None

Grading Method Presentation: 50%
Hosting: 20%
Contribution as an audience: 30%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AHH25001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	比較哲学演習
Subject Name （Katakana）	ヒカクテツガクエンシュウ
Subject Name in English	Seminar in Comparative Philosophy
Instructor	SHIMAMURA SHUHEI
Instructor (Katakana)	シマムラ　シュウヘイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Fri5-8：IAS K206
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Presentation and Discussion
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Philosophy
Eligible Students
Keywords	Propositional Logic, Truth Table, Predicate Logic, Semantics, Syntax
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines. ・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues. ・The abilities and skills to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, and to deliver presentations at a seminar or research meetings, and to answer questions. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them. ・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge, understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination. ・The general ability to logically and simply explain one's own ideas on ways of solving issues to people in different culture and areas, and demonstrate leadership in discussion.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	In the form of exercises, students will learn the basics of formal logic and train to master it. Each session will assign one student as the host and another as the presenter, while the rest of the students participate as the audience. The presenting student will summarize the relevant sections of the text in advance as a resume or slides, and deliver a presentation based on them. Audience members will read the text beforehand, identify questions, and ask them during the class.
Class Schedule	Session 1: Guidance & Assignment of Roles Session 2: Read Chapter 1 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 3: Read Chapter 2 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 4: Read Sections 3.1–3.4 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 5: Read Sections 3.5–3.8 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 6: Read Sections 3.9–3.12 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 7: Read Chapter 5 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 8: Read Section 6.1 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 9: Read Section 6.2 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 10: Read Sections 9.1–9.2 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 11: Read Sections 9.3–9.4 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 12: Read Section 10.1 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 13: Read Section 10.2 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 14: Read Section 10.3 of Learning Logic Through Building It & Presentation Session 15: Summary
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Learning Logic Through Building It, by Kazuhisa Todayama, Nagoya University Press, 2000
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	During preparation, students should read the text in advance, identify points of confusion, and during review, solve the practice problems provided in the text. Additionally, when assigned as the presenter, students should thoroughly read and understand the assigned portion of the text, and be able to explain it in a clear and understandable manner to other participants.
Requirements	None
Grading Method	Presentation: 50% Hosting: 20% Contribution as an audience: 30%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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