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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 61010003 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name 哲学A
Subject Name
(Katakana)
テツガクA
Subject Name in
English
PhilosophyA
Instructor NOMURA TAKASHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ノムラ タカシ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Tues1-4:霞R302講義室
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Philosophy
Eligible Students All Students
Keywords Politics, Diversity, Democracy 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Area Courses(Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category:Philosophy / Ethics / Religion / Arts 
Expected Outcome1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
In this class, we will examine contemporary Japanese political issues from a philosophical perspective. Living in a democratic society needs our ability to think for ourselves, and learning philosophy should help the ability flourish. 
Class Schedule lesson1: Introduction
lesson2: Diversity and Thinking Ability
lesson3: Social Contract
lesson4: Spinoza’s Philosophy
lesson5: Politics and Philosophy
lesson6: Freedom and Equality
lesson7: Philosophy of Animal
lesson8: Philosophy of Mind
lesson9: Person and Care
lesson10: Philosophy of Death
lesson11: Hegel’s Philosophy
lesson12: Bataille’s Philosophy
lesson13: Japanese Philosophy ( 1 ) Minoda Muneki
lesson14: Japanese Philosophy ( 2 ) Miki Kiyoshi
lesson15: Conclusion

Final examination 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
No textbook; Reference books will be introduced during the class. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
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Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Lesson 1•2
To examine what philosophy is
Lesson 3•4
To examine the social contract theory
Lesson 5•6
To examine Liberalism, Libertarianism and Communitarianism
Lesson 7•8
To think about the relationship between humans and animals
Lesson 9•10
To examine the problems of euthanasia
Lesson 11•12
To examine Hegel’s philosophy
Lesson 13•14
To examine the life and thought of Miki Kiyoshi
Lesson 15
To check the contents of the lecture overall 
Requirements  
Grading Method Participation attitude (40%), Examination (60%) 
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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