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PHL500B1(哲学 / Philosophy 500)
Lecture on History of Modern Ethics 2

菅沢 龍文

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Faculty/Graduate school Graduate School of Humanities
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Year 2024
Class code X0068
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Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 金3/Fri.3
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Campus 市ヶ谷
Classroom name 研究室(Web掲示板のオフィスアワーで場所を確認すること)
Grade 院人哲・博士後期課程・選択必修科目
Credit(s) 2
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Class taught by instructors with practical experience
Category 哲学専攻
(博士後期課程)

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Reading Kant's Groundwork of The metaphysics of morals
- How is the categorical imperative possible? -

Read the second half of chapter III (Dritter Abschnitt) of Kant's Groundwork of The metaphysics of morals. Here, the basis for the possibility of the categorical imperative is questioned, and the extreme limits of all practical philosophy are discussed. This is an important issue concerning the foundation of Kant's entire practical philosophy. The text will be the German original, but English translations, Japanese translations, etc. may be used for participation.

[Learning Objectives]
Students will acquire the following attitudes, skills, and knowledges regarding Kant's classical texts.
(1) To go back to the original text and uncover the thinker's thoughts themselves.
(2) To deepen their understanding of the subject by discovering, investigating, and considering questions.
(3) To formulate more persuasive opinions by referring to the opinions of others.
(4) To compare and contrast ideas from the text with other ones.
(5) To communicate the contents of reports in a clear and correct manner.
(6) Participants translating a German text should be able to read and understand the original German text accurately.
(7) Participants who primarily use Japanese, English, or other translated texts can accurately read the meaning of the translated text and technical terms.

[Learning activities outside of classroom]
The standard preparation and review time for this class is each 2 hours.
To review and deepen our understanding of the previous lesson. To understand the entire contents of the next text, and to investigate any questions or problems. Those in charge of translating the text should prepare for the reading, and those in charge of protocol should prepare a handout summarizing the previous reading.

[Grading Criteria /Policy]
(1) 70% of the evaluation will be made in terms of the comprehension of source texts, the ability to find, investigate and consider problems, the communication skills for exchanging opinions, the ability to compare ideas, and the completion of the protocol (summary of the previous session).
(2) 30% of the evaluation will be made in terms of achievement level of the final report.

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese