Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program
Lecture Code WMBF3101 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 応用倫理学基礎演習B
Subject Name
(Katakana)
オウヨウリンリガクキソエンシュウB
Subject Name in
English
Introductory Seminar on Applied Ethics B
Instructor OKAMOTO SHIMPEI
Instructor
(Katakana)
オカモト シンペイ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Fri5-6:LET A601(Ethics Study Rm)
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
Seminar 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 02 : Ethics
Eligible Students
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
In order to understand the discussion at the forefront of applied ethics, I will choose to read Tosi and Warmke *Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk* 
Class Schedule Lesson 1 Introduction
Lesson 2 Introduction
Lesson 3 Moral Talk Is Not Magic
Lesson 4 Moral Talk Is Not Magic
Lesson 5 What Is Moral Grandstanding?
Lesson 6 What Is Moral Grandstanding?
Lesson 7 Grandstanding: A Field Guide
Lesson 8 Grandstanding: A Field Guide
Lesson 9 The Social Costs of Grandstanding
Lesson 10 The Social Costs of Grandstanding
Lesson 11 Grandstanding and Respect
Lesson 12 Grandstanding and Respect
Lesson 13 Would a Virtuous Person Grandstand?
Lesson 14 Politics as Morality Pageant
Lesson 15 What to Do About Grandstanding 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Tosi, Justin, and Brandon Warmke, Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk (New York, 2020; online edn, Oxford Academic, 19 Mar. 2020),  
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts
(More Details) to be announced 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Please Think about what the author wants to say (conclusion) and the basis thereof. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Presentation(50%) and questions at other times (50%) 
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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