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Graduate School of Humanities Department of Philosophy Philosophy and Ethics Field Ethics Speciality (Credit 2) Intended Year: Intended School: |
Japanese Ethics (Seminar IV)
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Numbering Code: Course Code: 2026 FallTerm weekly Tue2 Ito Classroom E/J科目 (日本語, English) |
| Course Overview |
This course explores the philosophical meaning and potential of the concept of nothingness through a combination of seminar-style discussion and lectures. Although nothingness and related concepts have been discussed in various ways across different philosophical traditions, both Eastern and Western, this course will focus specifically on modern Japanese philosophy. Philosophers such as Nishida Kitarō, Tanabe Hajime, Watsuji Tetsurō, Kuki Shūzō, Nishitani Keiji, and Ueda Shizuteru place concepts such as absolute nothingness, nihilism, and emptiness at the heart of their philosophical thought. We will examine the philosophical significance and possibilities of these concepts in relation to the Western philosophical traditions that influenced them. Each student will be required to give at least one brief presentation on the concept of nothingness in modern Western philosophy or Western philosophy more broadly. The presentation will be followed by a short lecture by the instructor and a class discussion. Presentation topics and assignments will be decided during the first class. |
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