近代以前の世界史の主な舞台となってきたのはユーラシア大陸である。その内陸域、すなわち中央ユーラシアの遊牧民とオアシス民こそが、世界の各地域を結びつけるとともに、地域を超えて世界史を動かしてきた。本講義では、東西交渉史の枠組みや、「中国やヨーロッパの周辺の異民族」といった見方からではなく、中央ユーラシアに視座を置いて、ユーラシア世界史の展開を概観する。それを通して、あまり知られていない中央ユーラシア史の通史を示すとともに、さらにそこから新しい世界史・地域史を照らし出すことを目標とする。

近年、中国史の中でも大きく書き換えが進んでいるのが唐代である。唐代の中国ではシルクロードの繁栄によって国際的な文化が花開き、古代国家形成期にあった朝鮮半島や日本列島にも大きな影響をもたらしたとされる。では、なぜ７世紀から８世紀の中国に、唐のような「世界帝国」が出現したのだろうか？ これを解明するには、中国のみならず、北アジアの遊牧世界や中央アジアのオアシス世界にまで視野を広げる必要がある。本講義では、中央ユーラシア（北アジア・中央アジア）との関わりの中から唐王朝が出現した背景を探り、中国と中央ユーラシアとの密接な歴史的関係を理解することを目標とする。

The purpose of this course is to examine how Japan’s transformation into a modern nation was shaped and represented through visual culture. Great emphasis is placed on group work, as students are expected to actively collaborate with peers to analyze visual materials, share perspectives, and co-construct knowledge. Through these interactive and cooperative activities, students will also have the opportunity to enhance their English communication skills and connect with a community of internationally minded peers. この授業では、日本が近代国家へと変化していく過程を、当時の絵画や写真、広告などの「視覚資料」を通して学びます。授業では、オンライン教材やビデオ講義、歴史資料を用いながら、ディスカッションや課題に取り組みます。特にグループワークを重視しており、視覚資料の分析やプレゼンテーションなどを通して、学生同士が協力しながら学びを深めていきます。これらの活動を通して、視覚的リテラシー、歴史的思考力、異文化理解力を養うとともに、英語によるコミュニケーション能力の向上も目指します。国際的な視野を広げたい方や、英語を実践的に使って学びたい方に適した内容となっています。

　本講義では、16世紀以降の近代世界の諸相を検討しながら、グローバル化時代の現代に生きるわれわれにとって、世界史とは何かということを考える講義を展開します。15世紀末から、アメリカ大陸を含めた世界の一体化が急速に進展しました。モノや人、情報がグローバルなスケールで移動し、人々の生活が大きく変化し、現在のわれわれの住む社会を生み出していったのです。本講義は近年盛んとなっているグローバル・ヒストリーの立場から近代世界を考察し、その中でグローバル・ヒストリーだけでなく、東洋史や西洋史、日本史といった歴史学の諸分野の意義を考えてみたいと思います。 　本講義は、いずれ文学部に進学し、東洋史、西洋史、日本史といった歴史研究を志す学生にはもちろん、社会科学や自然科学を専門とするも、とくに長期的な視点に立って現代を考えようとすることに関心のある学生にも有意義なものとなるでしょう。

Is there such a thing called Japanese philosophy? While there is a tendency to think of philosophy as uniquely Western, with some developments having sprouts and branches in Indian and Chinese history, what is not as well-known is that there was an original philosophy that emerged out of 20th Century Japan. What we will look at in this course is one strand of Japanese philosophy: the Kyoto School philosophy (京都学派). The Kyoto School is a name given to a philosophical movement that took place around Kyoto University that both assimilated and challenged the foundational claims within Western philosophy by drawing on its own intellectual heritages and ideas and used them to reformulate religious, political, and moral viewpoints that are unique to the East Asian cultural tradition, and perhaps to the rest of the world, while maintaining a dialogue with its Western counterpart. What makes this school important and relevant to contemporary philosophy is the fact they took a bipedal stance between the East and West. The goal for many of these philosophers was not to advance a particular Eastern philosophical standpoint as such, but to put forth a vision of dialogue among a multiplicity of worlds. In this sense, the Kyoto School appears rather cosmopolitan when compared with other European or American schools of thought at that time. Given the increasingly global context we currently live in, it is becoming certain that we need other philosophical discourses that are not Western grounded to further understand the pressures, diversity, and problems of contemporary life. This course will discuss the major figures, principles, and historical controversies of the Kyoto School philosophy and bring these thinkers into conversation within Western philosophy in order to engage the problems of today’s global world. These thinkers shared cosmopolitan visions of the future, seeking to address issues related to colonialism, social conflict, and self/cultural identity; and if we read these thinkers more hermeneutically, we can find that their work touches on issues that afflict us today as well: issues, such as environmental degradation, military escalation, and excess capitalism. Finally, note that this is part I of a sequence of courses I call “The History of Japanese Philosophy” (with part II focusing on the social philosophy of Japanese history and part III on the Marxist tradition within the history of Japanese thought). Ultimately, what this course aims to do is to have students exercise their analytical and critical thinking skills in English by deploying these authors or texts in the service of demonstrating their relevance to the sustainable development goals that is the center of Global Liberal Arts classes (or students can do the opposite, as an option—to disprove their relevance!). In this course, the students will: a) know who the major figures of the Kyoto School are; b) learn the fundamental arguments proposed by leading Kyoto School thinkers; c) understand and discuss the controversies around the Kyoto School; d) explore the personal, social, and political issues raised by the Kyoto School; e) and theorize the possible connections or relevance the Kyoto School has to contemporary problems or issues related to the sustainable development goals

Is there such a thing called Japanese philosophy? While there is a tendency to think of philosophy as uniquely Western, with some developments having sprouts and branches in Indian and Chinese history, what is not as well-known is that there was an original philosophy that emerged out of 20th Century Japan. What we will look at in this course is one strand of Japanese philosophy: the Kyoto School philosophy (京都学派). The Kyoto School is a name given to a philosophical movement that took place around Kyoto University that both assimilated and challenged the foundational claims within Western philosophy by drawing on its own intellectual heritages and ideas and used them to reformulate religious, political, and moral viewpoints that are unique to the East Asian cultural tradition, and perhaps to the rest of the world, while maintaining a dialogue with its Western counterpart. What makes this school important and relevant to contemporary philosophy is the fact they took a bipedal stance between the East and West. The goal for many of these philosophers was not to advance a particular Eastern philosophical standpoint as such, but to put forth a vision of dialogue among a multiplicity of worlds. In this sense, the Kyoto School appears rather cosmopolitan when compared with other European or American schools of thought at that time. Given the increasingly global context we currently live in, it is becoming certain that we need other philosophical discourses that are not Western grounded to further understand the pressures, diversity, and problems of contemporary life. This course will discuss the major figures, principles, and historical controversies of the Kyoto School philosophy and bring these thinkers into conversation within Western philosophy in order to engage the problems of today’s global world. These thinkers shared cosmopolitan visions of the future, seeking to address issues related to colonialism, social conflict, and self/cultural identity; and if we read these thinkers more hermeneutically, we can find that their work touches on issues that afflict us today as well: issues, such as environmental degradation, military escalation, and excess capitalism. Finally, note that this is part I of a sequence of courses I call “The History of Japanese Philosophy” (with part II focusing on the social philosophy of Japanese history and part III on the Marxist tradition within the history of Japanese thought). Ultimately, what this course aims to do is to have students exercise their analytical and critical thinking skills in English by deploying these authors or texts in the service of demonstrating their relevance to the sustainable development goals that is the center of Global Liberal Arts classes (or students can do the opposite, as an option—to disprove their relevance!). In this course, the students will: a) know who the major figures of the Kyoto School are; b) learn the fundamental arguments proposed by leading Kyoto School thinkers; c) understand and discuss the controversies around the Kyoto School; d) explore the personal, social, and political issues raised by the Kyoto School; e) and theorize the possible connections or relevance the Kyoto School has to contemporary problems or issues related to the sustainable development goals

この授業では、イスラーム時代ユーラシア大陸の歴史を、この地域における紙の受容と紙がこの地域の歴史に与えた影響という点に焦点を絞って解説します。教科書として、2001年に出版されて以来、必読文献となっているジョナサン・ブルーム『印刷以前の紙』（Paper before Print: The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic World, New Haven & London, 2001）を輪読し、その内容に教員による解説を加えていきます。受講生個々人には、この地域の文化についての理解を深めてもらうだけではなく、研究書を学術的に精読した上で報告しそれについて議論する研究能力を高めてもらうことを期待しています。

この授業では、イスラーム時代ユーラシア大陸の歴史を、この地域における紙の受容と紙がこの地域の歴史に与えた影響という点に焦点を絞って解説します。教科書として、2001年に出版されて以来、必読文献となっているジョナサン・ブルーム『印刷以前の紙』（Paper before Print: The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic World, New Haven & London, 2001）を輪読し、その内容に教員による解説を加えていきます。受講生個々人には、この地域の文化についての理解を深めてもらうだけではなく、研究書を学術的に精読した上で報告しそれについて議論する研究能力を高めてもらうことを期待しています。

この授業では、イスラーム時代ユーラシア大陸の歴史を、この地域における紙の受容と紙がこの地域の歴史に与えた影響という点に焦点を絞って解説します。教科書として、2001年に出版されて以来、必読文献となっているジョナサン・ブルーム『印刷以前の紙』（Paper before Print: The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic World, New Haven & London, 2001）を輪読し、その内容に教員による解説を加えていきます。受講生個々人には、この地域の文化についての理解を深めてもらうだけではなく、研究書を学術的に精読した上で報告しそれについて議論する研究能力を高めてもらうことを期待しています。

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