THINKING PROCESSES*

国際教養学部

ATHP1011

コース情報

担当教員: THOMPSON Mathew

単位数: 4

年度: 2024

学期: 秋学期

曜限: 火1, 金1

形式: 対面授業

レベル: 100

アクティブラーニング: あり

他学部履修: 不可

評価方法

授業参加

25%

リアクションペーパー

50%

レポート

25%

その他

Course Requirements: 1) Short Papers, 50% of final grade. Students will be expected to write short essays that average to 3-4 pages a week in length. 2) Midterm and final papers, 25% of final grade. Roughly 6-8 pages in length. 3) Class participation, 25% of final grade. Students will be expected to ask questions and to participate actively in daily discussions. 4) Regular attendance. Late arrivals, if numerous, will be considered as an absence. Any student missing more than two classes (without explanation or receiving permission) will receive a lower final grade. Students who are absent more than six classes should expect to fail. See the syllabus (to be handed out on the first day of class) for more details about how the course will be evaluated. Your grade for the course will depend upon the quality and thoughtfulness of your writing, your contributions to class discussions, and your ability to work well with a group. Students are free to contact me through email, and I am always willing to make appointments for one-on-one meetings in person or on Zoom.

詳細情報

概要

This course functions as an introductory study of the rich and organic processes by which we think about the world around us. By becoming more aware of the thinking process itself, students will work towards developing a set of analytical and interpretive skills that will provide a foundation for later coursework and for life beyond university. To this end, students will spend their time both in and out of class engaging a wide variety of texts that complicate and challenge their views of culture, society, history and science. Close readings will be facilitated and encouraged through weekly writing assignments and nuanced discussion.

目標

The goals of this course are 1) to give students a firm grounding in critical thinking and academic analysis at the university level, 2) to improve students' ability to express such critical thinking in writing, and 3) to show how the ability to think critically is intimately connected to the ability to write well in an academic setting.

授業外の学習

This course is one of the most demanding in the FLA. Students should expect to devote a large amount of time outside of class to reading, writing, and group work. Expected work: Reading assignments (45 minutes); Writing assignments (150 minutes); group work (45 minutes).

所要時間: 240 minutes.

スケジュール

The content of this course changes from year to year. A detailed syllabus will be distributed during the first meeting. The following syllabus is intended to give students a rough idea of the kinds of topics and issues that will be discussed.
Getting our feet wet, 1: Franz Kafka, "Before the Law" Essay Due
Getting our feet wet, 2: Mario Vargas Llosa, "Why Literature?" Essay Due
Model 1: M. L. J. Abercrombie, "The Anatomy of Judgement" Essay Due
Model 1: M. L. J. Abercrombie, "The Anatomy of Judgement" cont. Essay Due
Model 1: Plato, "Allegory of the Cave" Essay Due
Model 2: Lackoff and Johnson, "Metaphors We Live By" Essay Due
Model 2: Poems by Robert Frost Essay Due
Model 2: Lackoff and Johnson, "Metaphors We Live By", cont. Essay Due
Model 3: Kanheman, "Thinking Fast and Slow" Essay Due
Model 3: Kanheman, "Thinking Fast and Slow" Essay Due
Viktor E. Frankle, "Man's Search for Meaning" Essay Due
Viktor E. Frankle, "Man's Search for Meaning" Essay Due
Midterm workshop Essay Due
Midterm Paper Due
Edward H. Carr, "The Historian and His Facts" Essay Due
Edward H. Carr, "The Historian and His Facts", cont. Essay Due
Debate 1 - History, Textbooks and Memory: Reading and Class Discussion
Debate 1: Small Group Preperation
Debate 1: Debate! Essay Due
Kahneman, "The Illusion of Understanding"
Debate 2 - Questions of Merit and College Admissions: Reading and Class Discussion
Debate 2: Small Group Perperation
Debate 2: Debate! Essay Due
Erich Fromm, "The Individual in the Chains of Illusion"
Debate 3 - The Future of Article 9: Reading and Class Discussion
Debate 3: Small Group Preperation
Debate 3" Debate! Essay Due

教科書

There are no readings/textbooks that need to be purchased for this class. All week-to-week readings will be made available to students through Moodle.

参考書

All required readings for this class will be available on-line on the Moodle site.