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HIST398

Philosophical Approaches to State and Society in Japan: 1600-1900
HIST398 FA

Crosslistings: EAST397

Not Currently Offered

This course examines the historical development of attempts by Japanese thinkers to define the relationships between the state, society and the individual from the beginning of the early modern period to the beginning of the modern state. It will place Japanese thinkers into an international context by comparing their works to those of some contemporary European thinkers such as Hobbes and Rousseau, as well as to classical Chinese thinkers such as Confucius and Mencius. Materials will include both primary works in translation and various secondary sources, incorporating both historical and historigraphical analyses. The course aims to present a window to non-Western approaches to issues concerning the state and society.

MAJOR READINGS

Masao Maruyama, STUDIES IN THE INTELLECTUAL
HISTORY OF TOKUGAWA JAPAN
Tetsuo Najita, VISIONS OF VIRTUE IN TOKUGAWA JAPAN
Tetsuo Najita, ed., JAPANESE THOUGHT IN THE TOKUGAWA PERIOD
Harry Harootunian, THINGS SEEN & UNSEEN: DISCOURSE &
IDEOLOGY IN TOKUGAWA NATIVISM
Herman Ooms, TOKUGAWA IDEOLOGY: EARLY CONSTRUCTS, 1570-1680
Peter Nosco, CONFUCIANISM & TOKUGAWA CULTURE
Confucius, ANALECTS
Mencius, MENCIUS
Carol Gluck, JAPAN'S MODERN MYTHS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Class attendance and preparation mandatory. Three 5-page papers, two drafts of 15-page paper

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Permission of instructor, based on previous courses or familiarity with Japanese history or Chinese intellectual history, or with Western political theory. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999




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