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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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