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- Instructor(s)
- Yamamoto Takamitsu
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon5-6(H1101)
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- Course number
- LAH.H101
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2022/4/20
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
What is "philosophy"?
Philosophy, like astronomy and mathematics, is a discipline with a very very long history, from ancient to the present. It has a lot to do with our daily lives, society, history, and various sciences and arts.
In this introductory lecture, we will use familiar materials such as AI, video games, manga, and novels to understand and try philosophy.
Student learning outcomes
The goal of this course is that you will be able to:
1) understand what philosophy is.
2) formulate more appropriate questions.
Keywords
philophy, question, encyclopedia, humanities
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
This class consists of lectures and discussions between instructer and students.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Prologue: Overview | Understand the aim of this lecture and class flow. |
| Class 2 | What is philosophy? | Understand philosophy. |
| Class 3 | Philosophy of game | Think about games from a philosophical perspective. |
| Class 4 | Philosophy of other-world | Think about other-world in novels (young-adult fictions) from a philosophical perspective. |
| Class 5 | Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence | Think about AI from a philosophical perspective. |
| Class 6 | Philosophy of daily life | Think about daily life from a philosophical perspective. |
| Class 7 | Epilogue: Review | Review the lecture. |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Assessment criteria and methods
Term-end report (70%), Comment Sheet (2 times, 20%), and Contribution to the lecture (comments, question, etc. 10%)
Related courses
- LAH.H201 ： Philosophy B
- LAH.H301 ： Philosophy C
- LAH.S432 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences36:Philosophy
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None required.
