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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2023
College University-wide Liberal Arts Courses (Comprehensive Courses)
Course Code 多彩な学び/主題別
Theme・Subtitle Origins of Western Thought: Paradigm shifts in Western theology and philosophy from antiquity to today
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Fri.1
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Credits 2
Course Number CMP2131
Language English
Class Registration Method
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
Course Cancellation
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy
Notes ・F科目中級(外国語による総合系科目)
・他に特別外国人学生が履修
・この授業は英語で実施する
・履修者はTOEIC®550点相当以上の英語力を有することが望ましい

【Course Objectives】

By the end of this course, students will be able (1) to chart the historic genealogies of contemporary philosophical, theological, political and ethical ideologies of “Western” (or broadly European) origin, answering the question, 'Why does the so-called “West” think the way it does?'
(2) to articulate the position of Western thought within the wider network of worldwide philosophical and religious thought.

【Course Contents】

The course comprises an historical overview of major paradigm shifts in “Western” thought from roughly 500BC to the present. Beginning with Greek and Hebrew thought, we will see from the outset that the origins of European philosophy and theology are interlinked with those of the Middle East and possibly even India. We will progress through the paradigm shifts from realism, then via nominalism, voluntarism, empiricism and individualism to relativism, noting the historical and political events which precipitated each shift.
The course will be taught by mixed-media lectures, including video content, each ending with a guided group plenary to aid retention and to promote sharing of ideas. Evaluation will comprise (1) a mid-term report on 1st millennium thought, (2) an end of term report on 2nd millennium thought, and (3) a final essay written during class in examination conditions.

Japanese Items

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Course overview: 2500 years of “Western” thought
2 Realism: Plato
3 Causality and the senses: Aristotle
4 The Bible: Ancient Jewish and Christian thought in philosophical context
5 Christian Platonism: Augustine, Boethius, Dionysius
6 Monastic, mendicant, scholastic: Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas and the Aristotelian turn
7 The Late Franciscans and the nominalist turn: Duns Scotus, William of Ockham (deadline: mid-term report)
8 The Magisterial Reformation of Luther and Calvin: Peak voluntarism
9 The other Reformations: Radical, English, Catholic
10 Globalization and Mission: Jesuits, polity and piety
11 The Enlightenment: From person to “individual”
12 Liberalism and Karl Barth: 20th century Calvinist Neo-orthodoxy
13 Liberty or Liberation? Genealogies of capitalism, Marxism and modern liberation movements
14 Final test: Timed essay question under examination conditions (deadline: final report)

【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

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

Normative pre-lecture reading for each class will be provided in electronic format. Lists of additional follow-up reading will also be offered. Students should be prepared to schedule a minimum of one day per week for reading for this course, in addition to time spent researching and writing the two evaluated reports.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 Mid-term report(30%)
最終レポート(Final Report)(40%)
最終テスト(Final Test)(30%)
備考 (Notes)
Report word limits: Mid-term report maximum 1,500 words; final report maximum 2,000 words.

【テキスト / Textbooks】

その他 (Others)
N/A: all essential readings will be provided online.

【参考文献 / Readings】

No著者名 (Author/Editor)書籍名 (Title)出版社 (Publisher)出版年 (Date)ISBN/ISSN
1 Kraut, Richard How to Read Plato London: Granta 2009 9781847080325
2 Augustine; Chadwick, Henry Confessions Oxford: Oxford University Press 2008 9780199537822
3 Boethius; Walsh, P.G. The Consolation of Philosophy Oxford: Oxford University Press 1999 0192838830
4 Benedict XVI Great Christian Thinkers London: SPCK 2011 9780281064748
5 Garfield, Edelglass The Oxford Companion to Philosophy Oxford: Oxford University Press 2005 0199264791
6 MacIntyre, Alasdair After Virtue Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press 1984 0268006113
7 Taylor, Charles A Secular Age Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2007 9780674026766

【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】

The class will be conducted in lecture form using PowerPoint, including audio-visual elements. Plenary sessions at the end of each class will reinforce learning and address deficits of understanding through group work with other students. Information about handouts and assignments will be announced on LMS. Feedback from students will be actively encouraged during plenary sessions. Feedback on student work will be written, but students are welcome to meet the lecturer for face-to-face discussion if desired.

【注意事項 / Notice】