DVSONOFPHLOSOPHYIII IProfessorSUGIMURA, YasuhikoPhilosophy of religion (French contemporary philosophy; Philosophy of Kyoto School)sugimura.yasuhiko.2v@kyoto-u.ac.jpFaculty MembersAssociate ProfessorIBARAGI, DaisukePhilosophy of religion (Phenomenology)ibaragi.daisuke.4r@kyoto-u.ac.jpWhile a wide variety of phenomena may be dealt with under the rubic of religion and there are various academic approaches dealing with them, our basic strategy is to pursue religious questions through philosophical investigations. Underlying this stance is the insight that religion is not simply a matter of exceptional experience, special credo or organization, but a fi eld that questions the origin of our “being- in-the-world” and that of our selfh ood. The question “what is religion?” inevitably touches on the fundamental problems of philosophy. Th at is why we stand at the point where religion and philosophy face with each other while maintaining their diff erence and try to elaborate the way of thinking required therein. To explore “philosophy of religion” in this sense is the fundamental orientation of our department.Such an orientation evolved out of the work of former members of the faculty serving within the department, such as Kitarō Nishida, Seiichi Hatano, Keiji Nishitani, Yoshinori Takeuchi, Shizuteru Ueda and Shōtō Hase. This development was often closely correlated with the evolution of the Kyoto School of philosophy. Hence, our curriculum does not off er courses based on descriptive or empirical approaches to religion, such as history, psychology, sociology or anthropology of religion. Th ese categories, however, have not been closed off to our students; rather, researchers in philosophy of religion have been encouraged in recent years to move more freely to and from such empirical studies. Th e initial step for students wishing to enrol in this department is to identify where their own interest lies, since that essentially will be what guides students learning in our programs.24❶seminar for undergraduate students❷important books for the philosophy of religion today❶❶❷❷DEPARTMENT OFPHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
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