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PHL200GA(哲学 / Philosophy 200)
Contemporary Thought
ハンナ・アーレントの政治哲学――想像力の可能性

OSHIYAMA Shiori

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Faculty/Graduate school Faculty of Intercultural Communication
Attached documents
Year 2024
Class code C0232
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 水3/Wed.3
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name https://hosei-keiji.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024_fic_bt0300henkou.pdf
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 毎年開講

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Outline (in English)

【Course outline】
The purpose of the subject "modern thought" is to acquire the philosophical thinking about origin and essence of events and things occurring in the contemporary society where we live in. Therefore, although this class has the subject name "contemporary thought", it does not have the only purpose of learning the thought of modern trends.

Modern society is composed of plural values, plural cultures, plural identities, and plural opinions. Plurality, on the one hand, is a manifestation of the rich possibilities of human existence, but on the other hand, it gives rise to misunderstandings and conflicts between different values.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975), one of the leading political philosophers of the 20th century, considered plurality of human being. This course aims to study meaning and problems of "living with other", using Arendt's The Human Condition (1958) as the basic text.
According to Arendt, the public space composed among plural people is constituted by imagination, the ability to think in one's own mind about the position of others who are different from oneself.
Why did Arendt insist on the importance of imagination and public space? Perhaps it is because she knew from her own experience that the loss of freedom of voice and public space causes tragic and dehumanizing situations. The most symbolic example of this was the genocide and extermination camps under the Nazi regime in the 20th century.
The purpose of this course is to consider what the imagination means for our political life. By reading Arendt's text, students will be expected to develop the ability to think for themselves about a variety of issues.

【Learning Objectives】
At the end of the course, students are expected to think philosophically.

【Learning activities outside of classroom】
Students will be expected to have completed the required assignments after each class meeting. Your study time will be more than four hours for a class.

【Grading Criteria /Policy】
Your overall grade in the class will be decided based on the following Term-end examination: 30%, Short reports : 30%、in class contribution: 40%.

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese