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SEMINAR B(2)

Lecturer(s)MIYASHIRO, YASUTAKE
Credit(s)2
Academic Year/Semester2025 Spring
Day/PeriodTue.4
CampusSFC
Class FormatFace-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number09421
Faculty/Graduate SchoolPOLICY MANAGEMENT / ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Year Level1, 2, 3, 4
FieldRESEARCH SEMINARS SEMINARS
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Prerequisites(Recommended)C1147 政治哲学(近代)/MODERN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
C1148 政治哲学(現代)/CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
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K-Number FPE-CO-05003-211-01
Course AdministratorFaculty/Graduate SchoolFPEPOLICY MANAGEMENT / ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION STUDIES
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Main Course NumberLevel0Faculty-wide
Major Classification5Research Seminars
Minor Classification00Seminar
Subject Type3Elective subject
Supplemental Course InformationClass Classification2Lecture
Class Format1Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Language of Instruction1Japanese
Academic Discipline01Philosophy, art, and related fields

Course Summary

This research seminar deals with basic issues discussed in political and moral philosophy. In general, this branch of philosophy is interested in normative topics, not so much on what “is”, but rather on what “ought to be”. For example, since the times of Ancient Greece, political philosophy has been defined as the quest for the best regime. It addresses the question of what the ideal political regime ought to be. This seminar focuses on political and moral themes from philosophical perspectives.
Please note that this seminar is mainly for advanced students who prepare their graduation project 1 and 2, and who undertake individual research projects.
Seminar B (1) is intended as an introduction to political philosophy and ethics, and students will read literature that will help them to acquire the basic ideas of these disciplines. Seminar B (2) is designed for students who wish to conduct individual research or a dissertation on a specific issue under discussion in contemporary political philosophy or ethics.

Course Description/Objectives/Teaching Method/Intended Learning Outcome

This seminar is mainly for advanced students who prepare their graduation project 1 and 2, and who undertake individual research project in the field of moral and political philosophy, or in related areas. Early sessions will be devoted to the explanation of principal methodology and argumentation necessary for academic research. Thereafter, the participants will make oral presentations on their research topics and arguments, and receive feedback from other members through discussions.

Research Seminar Theme

This research seminar deals with basic issues discussed in political and moral philosophy. In general, this branch of philosophy is interested in normative topics, not so much on what “is”, but rather on what “ought to be”. For example, since the times of Ancient Greece, political philosophy has been defined as the quest for the best regime. It addresses the question of what the ideal political regime ought to be. This seminar focuses on political and moral themes from philosophical perspectives.
Seminar B (1) is intended as an introduction to political philosophy and ethics, and students will read literature that will help them to acquire the basic ideas of these disciplines. Seminar B (2) is designed for students who wish to conduct individual research or a dissertation on a specific issue under discussion in contemporary political philosophy or ethics.

Project Theme (next semester)

Political and moral philosophy (Theories and Applications)

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Textbooks

戸田山和久『新版 論文の教室――レポートから卒論まで』(NHK出版, 2012)