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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 61020001 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name 哲学の世界
Subject Name
(Katakana)
テツガクノセカイ
Subject Name in
English
World of Philosophy
Instructor GOTOU HIROSHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ゴトウ ヒロシ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Mon1-4:IAS K107
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
Lecture, critique of basic texts and papers 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Philosophy
Eligible Students 1 Year
Keywords Modern and contemporary western Philosophy, Anthropology 
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 Outcome 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Students taking this cource will learn from the point of view of philosophical anthropology how to consider the relation between philosophy and sciences as well as that between technology and the human being. 
Class Schedule lesson1 What is Philosophy?
lesson2 Why ask about technology now?
lesson3 View of humanity, anthropology, philosophical anthropology
lesson4 Why philosophical anthropology?
lesson5 Philosophical anthropology of Max Scheler (1)
lesson6 Philosophical anthropology of Max Scheler (2)
lesson7 Philosophical anthropology of Max Scheler (3)
lesson8 Philosophical anthropology of Max Scheler (3)
lesson9 The conflict between freedom and causal necessity (1) Kant’s causal theory of freedom
lesson10 The Conflict between freedom and causal necessity (2) Hume’s Compatibilism
lesson11 Past, Present and Future of human being and technology (1)
lesson12 Past, Present and Future of human being and technology (2)
lesson13 Past, Present and Future of human being and technology (3)
lesson14 Past, Present and Future of human being and technology (4)
lesson15 Summary 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Texts about the selected Topics 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, moodle
(More Details) Prints, Visual and acustic teaching materials 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Quizzes/ Quiz format
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Try to understand both merit and demerit of the various positions of philosophers about human being! 
Requirements  
Grading Method eagerness in lesson (20%) and term-end examination (60%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other 【In case the number of registered students exceed 250, a computerized random selection will be carried out.】 
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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