AHH12001 Advanced Lecture on Humanities and the Study of Culture

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AHH12001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 人間文化特論

Subject Name
（Katakana）ニンゲンブンカトクロン

Subject Name in
English Advanced Lecture on Humanities and the Study of Culture

Instructor See the "Class Schedule" of the syllabus

Instructor
(Katakana) シラバスジュギョウケイカクトウサンショウ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  Intensive

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

The face-to-face style is mainly applied.  Discussions are encouraged.

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

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Philosophy

Eligible Students

Keywords cause, responsibility, Hume, statistical causality, causation by absence

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) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of "Japanese and Japanese culture"  and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This lecture aims to have students understand philosophical ways of raising questions.  This time the problems of causation would be focused upon.

Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction: what are philosophical questions?
lesson2 A question on the law of nature
lesson3 Cause and responsibility
lesson4 Problems of punishment
lesson5 Hume’s theory of causation
lesson6 Causation and probability
lesson7 Statistical causality and Simpson’s paradox
lesson8 A problem of backward causation
lesson9 The problem of causation by absence
lesson10 The New causal theory of knowledge
lesson11 The simultaneity between seeing and not-seeing
lesson12 Omission and negligence
lesson13 Counterfactual conditional analysis
lesson14 Descriptivity and normativity
lesson15 Final test

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Philosophy of Hesitation and Determination (Seido-sha), The Declaration of Cynicism (Kodan-sha)

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Please take notes every time, and review those.

Requirements

Grading Method Contribution to the class 10%
Reaction paper 10%
Final test 80%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Participation in the class is basic. Please actively participate in discussions as well.

Other Please cooperate with replying to questionnaires, which would be helpful to improve the quality of the class.

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	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AHH12001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	人間文化特論
Subject Name （Katakana）	ニンゲンブンカトクロン
Subject Name in English	Advanced Lecture on Humanities and the Study of Culture
Instructor	See the "Class Schedule" of the syllabus
Instructor (Katakana)	シラバスジュギョウケイカクトウサンショウ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
The face-to-face style is mainly applied. Discussions are encouraged.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Philosophy
Eligible Students
Keywords	cause, responsibility, Hume, statistical causality, causation by absence
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)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of "Japanese and Japanese culture" and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This lecture aims to have students understand philosophical ways of raising questions. This time the problems of causation would be focused upon.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction: what are philosophical questions? lesson2 A question on the law of nature lesson3 Cause and responsibility lesson4 Problems of punishment lesson5 Hume’s theory of causation lesson6 Causation and probability lesson7 Statistical causality and Simpson’s paradox lesson8 A problem of backward causation lesson9 The problem of causation by absence lesson10 The New causal theory of knowledge lesson11 The simultaneity between seeing and not-seeing lesson12 Omission and negligence lesson13 Counterfactual conditional analysis lesson14 Descriptivity and normativity lesson15 Final test
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Philosophy of Hesitation and Determination (Seido-sha), The Declaration of Cynicism (Kodan-sha)
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Please take notes every time, and review those.
Requirements
Grading Method	Contribution to the class 10% Reaction paper 10% Final test 80%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Participation in the class is basic. Please actively participate in discussions as well.
Other	Please cooperate with replying to questionnaires, which would be helpful to improve the quality of the class.
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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