Philosophical Thinking and Japanese Traditions

Osamu UENO (School of Letters)

Course Objective
   The purpose of these lectures is to make clear various aspects of Japanese thoughts from the past to the present. The course will start from several origins of the ideas in Japan, then focusing on the thoughts of modern philosophers, some of which have been involved in disputes about their political effects and implications. The concluding hours will be spent on contemporary thinking in people�fs life and the philosophical scene.

Class Plan

1. Orientation (UENO Osamu)
2. Iranian culture traveling to Japan in ancient times (DOYAMA Eijiro)
3. Indian origin of Japanese religious traditions (ENOMOTO Fumio)
4. Philosophy of Bushido (SUTO Norihide)
5. Namba or a Lost Art of Walk (UENO Osamu)
6. Intellectual history of the Kaitokudo (Merchant Academy in Osaka) (YUASA Kunihiro)
7. The thought of MIURA BAIEN (SHIN Hyeon)
8. How Did Watsuji Think on Death? (HAMAUZU Shinji)
9. Scientific Thought in Modern Japan�iNAKAMURA Masaki)
10. Oda Maokoto and Philosophy on Civil Society Movement (MOCHIZUKI Taro)
11. Who is Kojin Karatani? (FUNABA Yasuyuki)
12. Dialogue and Philosophy in Japanese School Education (HOMMA Naoki)
13. Theory of Subjectivity and Ego after WWII in Japan (1) (IRIE Yukio)
14. Theory of Subjectivity and Ego after WWII in Japan (2) (IRIE Yukio)
15. Summary (IRIE Yukio et. al.)

Textbooks
   None particular

Grading

• Class participation 50%
• Term paper to be submitted at the end of the course 50%