Course Overview

This seminar aims to familiarize students with central debates relating to public philosophy and affords them an overview of the field by examining significant and important philosophical texts. The aim is to impart an in-depth understanding of the subject. The main topics under discussion include basic normative theories, human rights, immigration, cosmopolitanism, and fairness in trade.

Learning Achievement

Capable of understanding and criticizing arguments regarding public philosophy.
Capable of debating philosophical topics while holding a dialogic attitude.
Acquiring profound knowledge of public philosophy.
Capable of using arguments of public philosophy for improving master’s research.
Acquiring an ethical attitude toward research.

Competence

General-propose competence: Communicative ability; Team work
Degree program competence: Research capability; Professional knowledge; Ethics

Course prerequisites

Participants are expected to make the effort to understand English-written philosophical papers.

Grading Philosophy

Submission of short writings 100%. Participants are required to submit short writing (around one page in A4 file) for each seminar, which must contain a short summary of and comments on the reading.

Course schedule

This seminar aims to familiarize students with central debates relating to public philosophy and affords them with an overview of the field by examining significant and important philosophical texts. The aim is to impart an in-depth understanding of the subject. The main topics under discussion include basic normative theories, human rights, and climate justice.
Class 1: Introduction
Class 2: ch. 1 Security and Subsistence
Class 3: ch. 2 Correlative Duties
Class 4: ch. 3 Liberty
Class 5: ch. 4 Realism and Responsibility
Class 6: ch. 5 Affluence and Responsibility
Class 7: ch. 6 Nationality and Responsibility
Class 8: ch. 7 Right-grounded Duties and the Institutional Turn (1996)
Class 9: ch. 8 Basic Rights and Climate Change (2020)
Class 10: Discussion on the book

Course type

Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

Online(Synchronous)(オンライン(同時双方向型) ).
If there is a request, it is possible to change it to "Online (Asynchronous) " or "Hybrid". In any case, I will explain in the first class, which is held synchronously.
It is planned to have this seminar via Zoom (or Microsoft Teams if it is requested).

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university