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PHL200GA(哲学 / Philosophy 200)
Cultures of the French-Speaking Community I

Kazuya ONAKA

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school Faculty of Intercultural Communication
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Year 2023
Class code C0942
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Previous Class title
Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 火2/Tue.2
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name 市BT‐0605
Grade 1~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Duplicate Subjects Taken Under Previous Class Title
Capacity/Selection/Rondom
Frequency 隔年開講

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Outline (in English)

[Course outline]
This course offers students an introduction to 17th century French thought, highlighting links with literature, theater, architecture, and science. Students will read excerpts of texts and view films and paintings to get an idea of this historical period that the French often call "The Great Century" (Grand siècle). The 17th century was "great" not only because the Kingdom of France was at the peak of its power under the reign of Louis XIV, but also because philosophers like Blaise Pascal made insightful observations about the tragic nature of the human condition ("Man is only a reed, the weakest in nature; but he is a reed that thinks."). Proficiency in French is not required for this course but written assignments and oral participations in Japanese will be required.

[Learning Objectives]
1. Gain an overview of representative works of French thought and culture of the 16th and 17th centuries through the reading of the texts in each session.
2. Foster the ability to identify, without stereotyping, the themes contained in the characters and works of each text.
3. Develop each student's own ideas about the relationship between power and justice, and between religious fanaticism and violence.

[Learning activities outside of classroom]
(a) No preparation is required.
(b) Students may be asked to write comments on the class.
(c) Students who wish to contribute topics related to the class content other than (b) will receive points for their active participation. Please paste the text or link to the designated LMS (Learning Support System-Hoppii's Discussion Board or Google Classroom's Stream > Comments).
(d) The study time required for preparation and review of this class will be the time needed to study the materials and videos presented and to do (b) and (c) above. Since this is a class for diverse students with different proficiency levels in Japanese and other languages, a uniform length of time will not be specified, but in accordance with the Standards for the Establishment of Universities, the preparation and review time for each 2 credit lecture and seminar should be at least 4 hours per session.

[Grading Criteria]
(a) Class participation (50%)
(b) Active participation such as speaking outside the scope of the course (40%)
(c) Others (cooperation in administration and pointing out mistakes of the instructor) (10%)
* Based on this grading method, those who have achieved at least 60% of the achievement objectives for this class will be considered to have passed the class.

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese