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BSP100LA(初年次教育、学部導入教育及びリテラシー教育 / Basic study practice 100)
Seminar on Basic Texts II

Tatsubumi SUGASAWA

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school ILAC Course
Attached documents
Year 2022
Class code Q0004
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 火3/Tue.3
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷
Classroom name 各学部・研究科等の時間割等で確認
Grade 文(哲)1年
Credit(s) 2
Notes ※定員制(30名)
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
Optional/Compulsory
Category (2018~) 2017年度以降入学者
ILAC科目
100番台 選択基盤科目
0群(自校教育、基礎ゼミ、情報、キャリア教育関連科目等)
Category (2017)

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Outline (in English)

Students will learn the fundamentals of thinking logically, studying philosophy, and writing papers and reports. We will cover the basic philosophical issues of (1) logic, (2) knowledge, (3) ego, and (4) action. Finally, we will learn how to write papers and reports, and practice writing them. In this way, students will acquire the basic skills to think logically and philosophically at university.

[Learning Objectives]
(1) To be able to distinguish between "contradiction" and "opposition" and understand "contradiction.
(2) To understand the characteristics of "analytical judgment" and "synthetic judgment".
(3) To be able to understand "necessary conditions" and "sufficient conditions".
(4) To understand the relationship between "thought", "fact" and "language".
(5) To understand "nominalism" versus "realism" and "materialism" versus "idealism.
(6) To understand the various aspects of the "identity" of objects and of personalities.
(7) To be able to understand the various aspects of properties of "objects".
(8) To understand the "evidentiality" of the ego.
(9) To understand "personality", "subjectivity" and "objectivity".
(10) To understand "moral value".
(11) To be able to understand the "Golden Rule" and "Categorical Imperative".
(12) To be able to understand "determinism" and "freedom".
(13) To be able to understand how to write papers and reports.
(14) To be able to actually formulate a problem or issue and write an appropriate report.

[Learning activities outside of classroom]
The standard preparation and review time for this class is each 2 hours.
Preparation: Understand the content of the class in the printed PDF materials distributed in advance via the "Learning Support System". (In the seminar, we will further deepen our understanding and ideas.)
Review: After the class, submit the assigned essay via the "Learning Support System". Review: After the class, submit the assigned small essay on the "Learning Support System" and review it using the collection of the seminar small essays (PDF with password) posted on the "Learning Support System".

[Grading Criteria / Policy]
Depending on the achievement of the objectives, the following will be assessed
(1) Attitude toward each seminar and evaluation of small essays (70%)
(2) Evaluation of the essay or report at the end of the semester (30%)

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese