Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Law Law Day Course
Lecture Code F1280243 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 政治思想史2
Subject Name
(Katakana)
セイジシソウシ2
Subject Name in
English
History of Political Ideas 2
Instructor HAYASHI TAKAFUMI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ハヤシ タカフミ
Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  OutOfTerm(2nd)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O2) Inte
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Face-to-face
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 02 : Political Science
Eligible Students 2th year students
Keywords Political Ideas, Sovereignty, Revolution, Liberalism, Democracy 
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)
Business Law
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The basic knowledge and understanding on historical and ideological roots on construction foundation of modern domestic and international society.

Public Policy
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The basic knowledge and understanding on historical and ideological roots on construction foundation of modern domestic and international society.

Law and Politics Program
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The basic knowledge and understanding on historical and ideological roots on construction foundation of modern domestic and international society.

Law and Politics
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The basic knowledge and understanding on historical and ideological roots on construction foundation of modern domestic and international society. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This course will explain the representative political theory in modern Europe. In this class you will understand the political ideologies that lead to our political ideas and be able to scrutinize the modern politics. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction
lesson2 Reformation and Freedom of Conscience
lesson3 Religious War and Thomas Hobbes (1)
lesson4 Religious War and Thomas Hobbes (2)
lesson5 John Locke and Right of Resistance
lesson6 John Locke and Freedom of Thought
lesson7 Enlightenment and Politics
lesson8 Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Concept of Nature
lesson9 Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Popular Sovereignty
lesson10 Immanuel Kant and Enlightenment
lesson11 The Ideology of the French Revolution
lesson12 Immanuel Kant and Perpetual Peace
lesson13 French Revolution and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
lesson14 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and the Idea of Modern State
lesson15 Summary Lesson

End-of-term exam

・The content and order of the lectures may be changed according to the level of understanding of the students.
・This course will be held as an intensive lecture. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Textbook: There are no required textbooks.
Further Readings: 堤林剣『政治思想史入門』、慶應義塾大学出版会、2016年
                   山岡龍一『政治理論の伝統』、放送大学教育振興会、2009年
 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Other (see [More Details])
(More Details) Picture (PowerPoint)  
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
・Read the distributed résumé and annotate them in your own way.
・It is recommended that you read the books which will be introduced in the course. 
Requirements Students will be asked to submit a small report on the content of the lesson on each day of the lecture. 
Grading Method End-of-term exam (80%) +Small report (20%) 
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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