2021 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Human Studies C
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Eisuke Wakamatsu
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon (W936) / 5-6 Thu (W936)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.H315
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this lecture, we will carefully read "Representative Men of Japan" and "The greatest Legacy" by Kanzo Uchimura, a thinker who represents modern Japan, and consider the meaning of living and the characteristics of oriental personality.
In this course, we would like to deepen our thoughts not only on the discourse of the five representative Japanese people introduced in "Representative Men of Japan" but also on their "living wisdom" by touching their living attitude .
The final report will be about 3,000 characters and will have participants discuss the "representative Japanese" for each person.
We make groups with several people, and give a presentation on the most interesting person among the five people introduced in the book.
I hope them to participate in the class with sincerity. It is a condition of participation to read the relevant section of "Representative Men of Japan" before attending the course.
＊Basically this seminar will held by pre-recorded contents and papers. Not by Zoom
＊Those contents will be uploaded though OCW-i.
＊Question will be accept through website which would be told later.
＊Answer will be had in the next or later lecture.
＊Now we stand historical turning point. Hopefully, this seminar would have some clue and wisdom to survive through this crisis.
Course description and aims
The objective of this course is to acquire the following abilities.
1) Recognize the meaning of human behavior and "life".
2) Acquire the ability to "read" something behind "personality".
3) Gain a starting point for linguistic expressions based on one's own experience, environment, and emotions.
Keywords
Life, words, mind, time
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Each time important sentences of the book are pointed out, making deep consideration and writing essay.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Class guidance | Explanation of whole seminar |
| Class 2 | Who is Kanzo Uchimura？1 | Consideration for personality and the meaning of "life" |
| Class 3 | Takamori Saigo in "Representative Men of Japan" ① | Consideration for personality and the meaning of "life" |
| Class 4 | Takamori Saigo in "Representative Men of Japan" ② | Consideration for personality and the meaning of "life" |
| Class 5 | Youzan Uesugi in "Representative Men of Japan" | Consideration for personality and the meaning of "life" |
| Class 6 | Youzan Uesugi in "Representative Men of Japan" | Consideration for personality and the meaning of "life" |
| Class 7 | Sontoku Ninomiya in "Representative Men of Japan" | Consideration for personality and the meaning of "life" |
| Class 8 | Sontoku Ninomiya in "Representative Men of Japan" | Consideration for personality and the meaning of "life" |
| Class 9 | Touju Nakae in "Representative Men of Japan" | Consideration for personality and the meaning of "life" |
| Class 10 | Thinking about”consciousness”and "self" from Jung psychology 3 | Consideration for personality and the meaning of "life" |
| Class 11 | Thinking about”consciousness”and "self" from Jung psychology 4 | Consideration for personality and the meaning of "life" |
| Class 12 | Thinking about”consciousness”and "self" from Jung psychology 5 | Consideration for personality and the meaning of "life" |
| Class 13 | Reading "The greatest Legacy" by Kanzo Uchimura | Consideration for personality and the meaning of "life" |
| Class 14 | Summary, Q&A | Summary, Q&A |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Possibly Two works by "Representative Men of Japan" and "The greatest Legacy" by Kanzo Uchimura. (Iwanamibunko) shall be had these two books for the lecture.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None required. Handouts will be given if necessary
Evaluation methods and criteria
Participation for this class (30%)
Interim report (35%)
Periodic report (35%)
Related courses
- LAH.H216 ： Human Studies B
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
wakamatsu[at]ila.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance.
Other
not especially