日本語

Course Code etc
Academic Year 2026
College College of Sociology
Course Code DD464
Theme・Subtitle ポスト自然の環境倫理
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Lecture
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Mon.1
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Credits 2
Course Number CCS3310
Language Japanese
Class Registration Method Course Code Registration
Assigned Year 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
Prerequisite Regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
Course Cancellation 〇(履修中止可/ Eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
https://www.rikkyo.ac.jp/about/disclosure/educational_policy/sociology.html
Notes

【Course Objectives】

The objective of this course is to cultivate critical thinking skills that enable students to understand and critically examine why contemporary society is described as operating in a “post-nature” condition, what kinds of practical and exploratory efforts are currently being undertaken to rethink human–nature relations, and what challenges emerge in these processes. Building on this understanding, students will develop the capacity to experiment with and practice concrete, exploratory approaches to engaging with the reconfiguration of humanity and post-nature in contemporary society.

【Course Contents】

To achieve a sustainable society, we are often told that what we need is the capacity to design social systems that effectively manage and circulate resources, based on scientific knowledge and data, in order to secure the survival of individuals and communities. Such ideas about sustainability appear to be widely shared, as reflected in global frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Discussions surrounding climate change and climate justice have further intensified the urgency of this sense of “survival,” compelling us to act, while at the same time deepening our frustration over the lack of concrete means to address these challenges in our everyday lives.

Yet when we ask what a sustainable society would actually look like, or how our lives would unfold within it, we often find it surprisingly difficult to form a clear image. The stable and taken-for-granted notion of “nature” upon which our societies have long relied can no longer be assumed. We now live within a planetary system profoundly transformed by human activities—one characterized by unprecedented uncertainty. In such conditions, how can we generate reliability in the use and conservation of resources? Can conceptualized forms of “nature,” such as wilderness or satoyama (traditional socio-ecological landscapes in Japan), still function as guiding pillars? And how might we relate to new forms of “nature” or “life” produced through biotechnology in the pursuit of a sustainable society?

Moreover, when sustainability is framed as a matter of “survival,” how can justice be realized—both among those living today and across generations? What does it mean to be fair, and how might fairness be achieved? In a sustainable society, in what ways can we pursue the question of how to “live well”? At an even more fundamental level, what does the richness of human existence truly entail? Without adequately confronting these questions, the notion of a “sustainable society” often seems to move ahead of us, leaving our understanding behind.

This course engages with these questions by drawing on two closely related fields: environmental sociology and environmental ethics. Through these perspectives, we will explore ethical principles and practical approaches for imagining, engaging with, and responding to the new forms of life and nature emerging from scientific and technological developments. Precisely because these issues are urgent, this course emphasizes the importance of pausing to reflect. Through dialogue, critical thinking, and the exchange of ideas, we will begin by stopping, considering, and thinking together about how we might confront the challenges of sustainability in contemporary society.

Japanese Items

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 イントロダクション:なぜ「ポスト自然」なのか
2 人新世:ディストピアとユートピアの狭間で
3 「自然」を想像/創造する:野生、風土、複数の自然
4 ポスト自然に「自然」をつくる:人と動物、新しい生命(1)
5 ポスト自然に「自然」をつくる:人と動物、新しい生命(2)
6 自然をいなす:災害のあいだ
7 自然を食べる:縁を結ぶ
8 存在のサバイバル:気候正義
9 存在の不在:公害と被害論
10 存在の不可視化:環境正義
11 存在をつなぐ:地球Bと未来世代
12 存在を支える:ケアと労働
13 居場所をつくる:都市と限界集落
14 存在の豊かさを求めて

【活用される授業方法 / Teaching Methods Used】

板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド(パワーポイント等)の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above

補足事項 (Supplementary Items)
コメントペーパー

【授業時間外(予習・復習等)の学修 / Study Required Outside of Class】

授業中にあげられた文献を読み、授業内容と合わせてコメントペーパーを書く

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 コメントペーパー(20%)
中間テスト(40%)
最終テスト(Final Test)(40%)
備考 (Notes)

【テキスト / Textbooks】

なし/None

【参考文献 / Readings】

その他 (Others)
授業中に案内する

【履修にあたって求められる能力 / Abilities Required to Take the Course】

【学生が準備すべき機器等 / Equipment, etc., that Students Should Prepare】

【その他 / Others】

【注意事項 / Notice】