INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY*

国際教養学部

ARPH2010

コース情報

担当教員: FRISCHHUT Akiko

単位数: 4

年度: 2024

学期: 秋学期

曜限: 火2, 金2

形式: 対面授業

レベル: 200

アクティブラーニング: あり

他学部履修: 可

評価方法

授業参加

レポート

60%

その他

• Presentation+Student Led Discussion: 20% • Online discussion forum : 10% • Brief overall reflection of the course: 5%

35%

詳細情報

概要

Studying philosophy can enrich our understanding of human thought, our role in the world and the structure of reality itself. In doing philosophy, we try to answer the most fundamental questions. Philosophy sheds light on the assumptions of other disciplines and our everyday unreflective life. Its core issues are still hotly debated and relevant to present day challenges. In this course students will develop an appreciation and understanding of some of the central problems of philosophy including metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, ethics, and aesthetics. The focus of this course will be on doing philosophy by practicing the philosophical method, that is by learning and applying the techniques of argument analysis to critically evaluate arguments of other philosophers and develop your own philosophical positions. Students should be warned! Studying philosophy might endanger some of your previously firmest beliefs. Each topic begins with a lecture that provides the related philosophical background, before moving on to discussion and seminar style classes. Philosophy should engage students to reflect and develop their thoughts on deeper issues. A variety of techniques such as online forums, competitive debate clubs and timed “spinning wheel discussions” will ensure active participation and reflection.

目標

This course will provide • an introductory systematic overview over some of the most important philosophical questions and philosophical debates • introduce of different ethical positions and a deeper understanding how these positions apply to the debates

授業外の学習

-preparation of class materials and reading materials (60 minutes) -Work on class assignments (60 minutes) -Review class lecture and participate in the online discussion forum (70)

所要時間: 190 minutes per lecture

スケジュール

Course introduction: Russell: The Value of Philosophy* (Asterix marks optional readings.) N.B.: The course schedule may change due to course progress
Intro to Critical Thinking (1) What makes for a good argument: Validity and soundness
Intro to Critical Thinking (2) What makes for a good argument: Common fallacies in reasoning
Lecture: Personal Identity: Rachels: Personal Identity Cole: Artificial Intelligence and Personal Identity* Parfit: Divided Minds and the Nature of Persons*
Seminar Personal Identity: Schneider: Mindscan Online Discussion Forum: Ask at least one question and reply to at least one other
Concluding Reflections Personal Identity: Baggini: Memories are made of this
Lecture: The Mind-Body Problem Solomon and Higgins: Mind-Body Problem. p.199-202.
Seminar The Mind-Body Problem: Online Discussion Forum: Ask at least one question and reply to at least one other
Concluding Reflections The Mind-Body Problem: Baggini: I Am A Brain
Lecture Skepticism: Nagel: How Do We Know Anything?
Seminar Skepticism: Bostrom: Are You Living In A Computer Simulation? Read through the article and prepare for group discussion of (a) what the author argues and (b) how his argument works.
Concluding Reflections Skepticism: Online Discussion Forum: Matrix/Bostrom: ask at least one question and reply to at least one another *Descartes: Of the Things We May Doubt *Chalmers: Matrix as Metaphysics
Lecture Free Will: Kane: The Free Will Problem
Seminar Free Will: FILM: MINORITY REPORT Huemer: Free Will and Determinism in the World of Minority Report Online Discussion Forum: Ask at least one question and reply to at least one other
Concluding Reflections Free Will: Fisher & Tallant: Free Will
Lecture The nature of Time and Time Travel: Dainton: Preliminaries (Time and Space) *Sider: Time.
Seminar The nature of Time and Time Travel: Online Discussion Forum: Ask at least one question and reply to at least one other
Concluding Reflections The nature of Time and Time Travel: Fisher & Tallant: Time
Lecture Ethics: Rachels: Ethics and Objectivity Rachels: Why Should we be Moral?*
Seminar Ethics: trom: Ethical Issues in Advanced Artificial Intelligence. Online Discussion Forum: Ask at least one question and reply to at least one other
Concluding Reflections Ethics: Lin: The Ethics of Autonomous Cars
Lecture Political Philosophy: Christman: Justice. Online Discussion Forum: Ask at least one question and reply to at least one other
Seminar Ethics: Online Discussion Forum: Ask at least one question and reply to at least one other
Concluding Reflections Ethics: Singer: Civil Disobedience, Violence and Terrorism
PEER EVALUATIONS OF FINAL ESSAY DRAFT
Lecture Death and Immortality: Benatar: Immortality
Seminar Death and Immortality: Talbot: Ageing & Immortality Online Discussion Forum: Ask at least one question and reply to at least one other
Concluding Reflections Death and Immortality: Talbot: Death and Killing

教科書

We will be working with individual papers and chapters from books. All readings will be provided per moodle, therefore no textbook will be assigned.

参考書

書籍情報はありません。