| 授業科目名 | 年度 | 学期 | 開講曜日・時限 | 学部・研究科 | 全担当教員 | 単位数 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50559:Vision Building Special Lecture Ⅱ(P) | 2025 | 春セメスター | 月4 | 政策科学部 | 成田 大起 | 2 |
キャンパス
授業施設
授業で利用する言語
授業の概要と方法
In making public policy, we can face severe disagreements in the political processes. In such situations, policy disagreements can derive from disagreements about normative questions. For example, should the state mandate the wearing of masks during a pandemic? Do we have the freedom not to wear a mask? In examining this issue, we need to consider not only the scientific data on the protective effects of masks but also what freedom means. We also need to discuss whether public health or freedom is the more important value. In this sense, we cannot help examining such normative questions in making public policy.
This course introduces students to both the methods and views of Western political philosophy by exploring how they intersect with a range of policy debates currently prominent in many states, such as drug use, social security, gender equality, immigration, developmental aid, and environmental taxes.
Each class consists of a lecture part and a discussion part. Our discussions will be mainly based on the book "Introducing Political Philosophy: A Policy-Driven Approach" by William Abel et al.
受講生の到達目標
• Develop skills that allow one to defend a position based on reason
• Criticize existing policies from a philosophical perspective
• Present your ideas through discussions with other students
事前に履修しておくことが望まれる科目
授業スケジュール
| 授業回数/ 担当教員（複数担当の場合） |
テーマ |
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| キーワード・文献・補足事項等 | |
| 1 | Introduction |
•The instructor will give more detailed information on the evaluation criteria and course outline.
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| 2 | Euthanasia and freedom (Chap. 2) |
We examine the justifiability of physician-assisted suicide and voluntary active euthanasia. |
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| 3 | Hate speech and freedom of expression (Chap. 3) |
We consider the limits of freedom of expression in restricting hate speech. |
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| 4 | Recreational drugs and paternalism (Chap. 4) |
We examine the validity of policies that discourage recreational drug use. |
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| 5 | Affirmative action and discrimination (Chap. 5) |
We explore the purpose and grounds for affirmative action. |
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| 6 | Schools and equality of opportunity (Chap. 6) |
We investigate the disputes about the prohibition of elite private schools. |
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| 7 | Basic income and distributive justice (Chap. 7) |
We examine Rawls's theory of justice and its implication for basic income. |
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| 8 | Paternal leave and gender equality (Chap. 8) |
We consider the policy of mandatory leave for all parents to promote gender equality. |
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| 9 | Minority exemptions and multiculturalism (Chap. 9) |
We explore cases when minority exemptions from the law are justified. |
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| 10 | Judicial review and democracy (Chap. 10) |
We consider a ground for constraining democracy in favor of individual rights. |
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| 11 | Intensive animal farming and moral status (Chap. 12) |
We search a moral ground for regulating intensive animal farming and treating animals as moral subjects. |
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| 12 | Environmental taxes and intergenerational justice (Chap. 13) |
We examine arguments for environmental taxes from a duty of the current generation to provide future generations with equal prospects. |
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| 13 | Immigration and the political community (Chap. 14) |
We consider arguments for open borders and arguments against policies that restrict immigration. |
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| 14 | Developmental aid and global justice (Chap. 15) |
We examine the claim that affluent states have a duty to devote significant funds to developmental aid. |
授業実施形態
授業外学習の指示
成績評価方法
| 種別 | 割合(%) | 評価基準等 |
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| 定期試験（筆記） | ||
| レポート試験 （統一締切日を締切とするレポート） |
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| 上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価 （日常的な授業における取組状況の評価） |
100 | • Attendance 15%
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成績評価方法(備考)
• Students are required to submit weekly assignments including summaries of the text and reflection sheets.
• Assignment submitted without class attendance will not be accepted.
• The instructor will give some important information on the course organization and evaluation criteria in the first week of class.
受講および研究に関するアドバイス
1. Show respect for others.
2. Listen when another person is speaking.
3. There is no stupid question.
Note: The discussion includes very controversial and sensitive issues such as euthanasia and discrimination.
教科書
| 書名 | 著者 | 出版社 | ISBNコード | 備考 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introducing Political Philosophy: A Policy-Driven Approach | William Abel, Elizabeth Kahn,Tom Parr and Andrew Walton | Oxford University Press | 9780198783275 |
教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)
参考書
参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)
参考になるwwwページ
授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法
備考
URL:https://secure.ritsumei.ac.jp/students/pathways-future/course/curriculum.html/