WMBD7001 Special Lecture on Western Philosophy

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program

Lecture Code WMBD7001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 西洋哲学特講

Subject Name
（Katakana）セイヨウテツガクトッコウ

Subject Name in
English Special Lecture on Western Philosophy

Instructor TAKAHASHI SHOGO

Instructor
(Katakana) タカハシ　ショウゴ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  OutOfTerm(1st)

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O1) Inte：See the bulletin board for detail.

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture

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

Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Philosophy

Eligible Students 1st grade and up

Keywords

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)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The goal of this course is to provide a fundamental knowledge of the history of ancient philosophy in order to understand modern and contemporary philosophy, and to use this knowledge to understand how ancient philosophy has influenced modern and contemporary philosophy and ethics.

Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction (Self-introduction,  Schedule, Post-class Report), and  basics of Ancient philosophy.
lesson2 Overview of Ancient Philosophy 1: Socrates and Plato
lesson3 Overview of Ancient Philosophy2：Aristotle
lesson4 Overview of Ancient Philosophy3: After Aristotle
lesson5 Some fundamental notions or technical terms in Aristotelian philosophy 1: Theory and Practice
Lesson6 Some fundamental notions or technical terms in Aristotelian philosophy 2: Relationship with Medieval Philosophy
lesson7 Some fundamental notions or technical terms in Aristotelian philosophy 3: Influence on Modern and Contemporary Philosophy
lesson8 Virtue theory in modern ethics and Aristotle's ethics 1: Hursthouse
lesson9 Virtue theory in modern ethics and Aristotle's ethics 2: MacIntyre
lesson10 Neo-Aristotelism 1
lesson11 Neo-Aristotelism 2
lesson12 Aristotelian logic 1: Syllogism
lesson13 Aristotelian logic 2: differences in modern and Aristotelian logic
lesson14 Aristotelian logic 3: some interpretations of Aristotelian logic and ancient logic
lesson15 Summary of lecture

Post class report

The class will be designed for those who do not have much knowledge about ancient philosophy, but you will need to research some knowledge about ancient philosophy on your own. There is not much useful information available on the Internet. Please try to find information in libraries.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. The class will be based on handouts, so no textbook will be used. Useful materials will be introduced at the beginning of the class.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review lesson1–5： I suggest borrowing and reading books on the history of philosophy in order to learn the fundamental knowledge of ancient philosophy
oks on Aristotelian philosophy
lesson 5–7: I suggest borrowing and reading books on contemporary ethics, especially virtue ethics.
lesson 8-14:  I suggest borrowing and reading books on Aristotle's Syllogism and modern propositional logic.

Requirements none

Grading Method Post-class Report (100%)
The evaluation criteria will be explained in detail at the beginning of the class. The main criteria for evaluation will be the logic of the argument, the degree to which the course content relates to your field of specialization, the quantity of the report, and the quality of the cited materials.

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	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program
Lecture Code	WMBD7001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	西洋哲学特講
Subject Name （Katakana）	セイヨウテツガクトッコウ
Subject Name in English	Special Lecture on Western Philosophy
Instructor	TAKAHASHI SHOGO
Instructor (Katakana)	タカハシ　ショウゴ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, OutOfTerm(1st)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(O1) Inte：See the bulletin board for detail.
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Philosophy
Eligible Students	1st grade and up
Keywords
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)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The goal of this course is to provide a fundamental knowledge of the history of ancient philosophy in order to understand modern and contemporary philosophy, and to use this knowledge to understand how ancient philosophy has influenced modern and contemporary philosophy and ethics.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction (Self-introduction, Schedule, Post-class Report), and basics of Ancient philosophy. lesson2 Overview of Ancient Philosophy 1: Socrates and Plato lesson3 Overview of Ancient Philosophy2：Aristotle lesson4 Overview of Ancient Philosophy3: After Aristotle lesson5 Some fundamental notions or technical terms in Aristotelian philosophy 1: Theory and Practice Lesson6 Some fundamental notions or technical terms in Aristotelian philosophy 2: Relationship with Medieval Philosophy lesson7 Some fundamental notions or technical terms in Aristotelian philosophy 3: Influence on Modern and Contemporary Philosophy lesson8 Virtue theory in modern ethics and Aristotle's ethics 1: Hursthouse lesson9 Virtue theory in modern ethics and Aristotle's ethics 2: MacIntyre lesson10 Neo-Aristotelism 1 lesson11 Neo-Aristotelism 2 lesson12 Aristotelian logic 1: Syllogism lesson13 Aristotelian logic 2: differences in modern and Aristotelian logic lesson14 Aristotelian logic 3: some interpretations of Aristotelian logic and ancient logic lesson15 Summary of lecture Post class report The class will be designed for those who do not have much knowledge about ancient philosophy, but you will need to research some knowledge about ancient philosophy on your own. There is not much useful information available on the Internet. Please try to find information in libraries.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	The class will be based on handouts, so no textbook will be used. Useful materials will be introduced at the beginning of the class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	lesson1–5： I suggest borrowing and reading books on the history of philosophy in order to learn the fundamental knowledge of ancient philosophy oks on Aristotelian philosophy lesson 5–7: I suggest borrowing and reading books on contemporary ethics, especially virtue ethics. lesson 8-14: I suggest borrowing and reading books on Aristotle's Syllogism and modern propositional logic.
Requirements	none
Grading Method	Post-class Report (100%) The evaluation criteria will be explained in detail at the beginning of the class. The main criteria for evaluation will be the logic of the argument, the degree to which the course content relates to your field of specialization, the quantity of the report, and the quality of the cited materials.
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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