Japanese

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program
Lecture Code	WMJ30501	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	比較宗教思想史
Subject Name （Katakana）	ヒカクシュウキョウシソウシ
Subject Name in English	Comparative History of Religious Thought
Instructor	RIGSBY CURTIS ANDREW
Instructor (Katakana)	リグスビー　カーティス　アンドリュー
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Tues5-8：IAS A407
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Lectures (handouts, PowerPoint slides)
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Religion
Eligible Students
Keywords	Japanese Philosophy, Japanese Religion, Comparative Thought, the Kyoto School, Kitaro Nishida, Hajime Tanabe
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	The aim of this course is to deepen the understanding of the Kyoto School. its place in the history of Japanese thought and the history of the philosophies of the world. Students will read through and analyze Hajime Tanabe's Philosophy as Metanoetics. This course will compare the Kyoto School with other philosophical traditions, and also consider its aesthetic, ethical, and theoretical contributions to the contemporary world.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course is an introduction to the Kyoto School. This course will examine its history in the context of Japanese philosophies and religions broadly, but will also comparatively consider their similarities and differences with other traditions of the world, as well as their relevance as aesthetic, moral, or theoretical contributions to Japan and the world today. Students will read through and analyze Hajime Tanabe's Philosophy as Metanoetics.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction lesson2 chpt1 The Philosophical Meaning of Metanoetics lesson3 chpt1 The Philosophical Meaning of Metanoetics lesson4 chpt2 Absolute Critique: The Logic of Metanoetics lesson5 chpt2 Absolute Critique: The Logic of Metanoetics lesson6 chpt 3 Absolute Critique and Historicity lesson7 chpt 3 Absolute Critique and Historicity lesson8 chpt4 Metanoetics and the Philosophy of Freedom lesson9 chpt5 Absolute Mediation in Metanoetics lesson10 chpt6 From Pascal to Shinran: Metanoetics as Absolute Gensō lesson11 chpt7 Metanoetics and the Theory of the Three Minds lesson12 chpt8 Metanoetics as a Religious View of Society lesson13 chpt8 Metanoetics as a Religious View of Society lesson14 Discussion lesson15 Overview & Discussion
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Philosophy as Metanoetics (Studies in Japanese Philosophy) Hajime Tanabe 2016 Createspace Independent Pub
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	(More Details)	Handouts, projector (PowerPoint slides)
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Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students must read the assigned readings, give a presentation, and submit a final paper. Students must come prepared to each class with a question-comment card which includes two questions and / or comments about the assigned reading. Although the instructor will give lectures, students are strongly encouraged to enter into discussion.
Requirements	Adjustments may be made to the syllabus mid-term in order to best guide the unique needs of the students.
Grading Method	Assessment will be based on a presentation (50%) and a final report (50%)
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