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PHL500B1(哲学 / Philosophy 500)
Lecture on History of Modern Ethics 1

菅沢 龍文

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Faculty/Graduate school Graduate School of Humanities
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Year 2023
Class code X0067
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Term 春学期授業/Spring
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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Read Kant's Groundwork of The metaphysics of morals
- The Categorical Imperative and the Autonomy of the Will -

Section II (Zweiter Abschnitt) of Kant's Groundwork of The metaphysics of morals discusses the foundational concepts of Kant's practical philosophy, such as the "good will", the "categorical imperative", "the dignity of humanity", the "kingdom of ends", and the "autonomy of the will. The text will be in the original German, but English translations and Japanese translations, etc. are also available.

[Learning Objectives]
The following attitudes, skills, and knowledge of classical texts in philosophy (especially Kantian philosophy) will be further deepened.
(1) To read the original texts carefully and to discover the thinker's thought in depth.
(2) Deepen understanding of the subject matter by discovering, investigating, and considering questions.
(3) Formulate more persuasive opinions by referring to the opinions of others.
(4) Compare and contrast the ideas that have been excavated from texts with those of other thinkers.
(5) Refer to classical and current research literature in Japan, Europe, the U.S., and elsewhere to deepen one's own research.
The goal is that these will be useful in the preparation of the doctoral dissertations.

[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 based on the following aspects: 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 based on the level of achievement level of the final report.

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese