Asian Culture １

授業テーマ	Several Aspects of "Asia"
授業のねらい・到達目標	This course is aiming at giving the students an overview of everyday phenomenal issues mainly in Asian area ( China, Korea, Japan, etc. ) to which are given a generic name of “culture”. Specifically, we are taking glances on such “cultures” as philosophy, religion, literature (contemporary and classics), medicine & drugs, science, language (including KANJI(漢字) characters), and so forth.
授業の方法	lecture + seminar
履修条件	基本的に英語を母国語として、自国において英語で授業を受けている留学生対象の英語による授業ですが、英語が分かれば受講できます。飽くまでも１つの目安ですが、英検なら１級、TOEICなら８００点ほどの英語力を目安にして下さい。更に、英語が分かるだけでなく、授業の内容(哲学・思想等)に興味を持ち、積極的に授業に参加することも、重要な条件となります。
事前学修・事後学修，授業計画コメント	reviews & preparations are necessary

授業計画
1	introduction (prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
2	philosophy of Laozi 1 fundamentals (prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
3	philosophy of Laozi 2 wuwei (prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
4	philosiphy of Laozi 3 Tao (prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
5	philosiphy of Laozi 4 overview (prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
6	philosiphy of Zhuangzi 1 fundamentals (prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
7	philosiphy of Zhuangzi 2 everything equivalent(prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
8	philosiphy of Zhuangzi 3 dream of butterfly (prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
9	philosiphy of Zhuangzi 4 mythology (prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
10	philosiphy of Zhuangzi 5 overview (prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
11	Buddhism 1 (prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
12	Buddhism 2 in China(prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
13	Buddhism 3 in Japan(prepare the contents in the next class as indicated)
14	a study in the university museum
15	overview