課程名稱 |
心智與環境之共時演化 Symbiosis of Our Mind and Environment |
開課學期 |
104-1 |
授課對象 |
文學院 外國語文學研究所 |
授課教師 |
簡瑞碧 |
課號 |
FL7293 |
課程識別碼 |
122 M8620 |
班次 |
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學分 |
3 |
全/半年 |
半年 |
必/選修 |
選修 |
上課時間 |
星期四2,3,4(9:10~12:10) |
上課地點 |
外研三 |
備註 |
第一、三類。中英文雙語授課。 限碩士班以上 總人數上限:12人 |
Ceiba 課程網頁 |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1041FL7293_symmind |
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課程概述 |
This seminar aims to explore virtual encounters between Saussure, Kant and Humboldt brothers in the light of moral and neuropsychology. It enlarges on the symbiosis of our mind and environment, i.e. the interconnectedness (Zusammenhang) between our verbal and non-verbal faculties in dealing with art, nature and culture. As avid thinkers, linguists, naturalists and explorers of the world, the four theorists converged on the going together of our language, memory and imagination while we are observing or communicating. In addition to examining their key writings, this seminar also draws on certain notions such as play and somaesthetics that emphasize our conscious and effective control of actions and interpretations. All in all, this seminar provides postgraduate students with a deeper understanding of our mental power while promoting a sharpening of approaches to analyzing artistic texts encoded in diverse media. |
課程目標 |
This course aims to shed light on certain aspects of art: (1) how we can make good use of the changing, non-adaptive and non-exclusive features of syntagmatic combinations so as to lead a creative life; (2) how these features serve in giving rise to certain illusions from which we would gain pride and joy; (3) how we can conceive our emotions as a wide range of varieties that we seek to justify and integrate while working out various sorts of play scenarios. |
課程要求 |
Students are required to (1) preview contents for each week; (2) participate rigorously in class discussions; (3) present briefings on picked-up articles; (4) submit critiques and comments. Final papers are not required. |
預期每週課後學習時數 |
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Office Hours |
另約時間 |
指定閱讀 |
1. Humboldt, Alexander von. 2010. Cosmos: Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe. Cambridge University Press.
2. Humboldt, Wilhem von. 1999. On Language: On the Diversity of Human Language Construction and Its Influence on the Mental Development of the Human Species. Ed. Michael Losonsky. Trans. Peter Heath. New York: Cambridge University Press.
3. Kant, Immanuel. 2000. Critique of the Power of Judgment. Ed. Paul Guyer. Trans. Paul Guyer and Eric Matthews. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
4. Kant, Immanuel. 2012. Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. Cambridge University Press.
5. Saussure, Ferdinand de. 1993. Troisieme cours de linguistique generale (1910 –1911) d’apres les cahiers d’Emile Constantin / Saussure’s third course of lectures on general linguistics (1910 – 1911) from the notebooks of Emile Constantin. Ed. E. Komatsu. Trans. Roy Harris. Oxford: Pergamon.
6. Saussure, Ferdinand de. 2006. Writings in General Linguistics. Trans. Carol Sanders and Matthew Pires. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. |
參考書目 |
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評量方式 (僅供參考) |
No. |
項目 |
百分比 |
說明 |
1. |
Attendance & Participation |
20% |
active participation |
2. |
Briefings on picked-up articles |
30% |
3 briefings (outlining & commenting on key points) |
3. |
Critiques & comments |
50% |
3 critiques on regular course readings including comments on picked-up articles |
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
第1週 |
9/17 |
Introduction: Virtual encounters between Saussure, Kant and Humboldt brothers |
第2週 |
9/24 |
Topic 1: Functionings of sign systems in human societies (values, choices, motives and duties); F. de Saussure: Writings in General Linguistics (1891) |
第3週 |
10/01 |
F. de Saussure: Writings in General Linguistics (1891) |
第4週 |
10/08 |
F. de Saussure: Writings in General Linguistics (1891) |
第5週 |
10/15 |
Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785) |
第6週 |
10/22 |
Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785) |
第7週 |
10/29 |
Student briefings on current issues 1; Case studies 1; Critique 1 due |
第8週 |
11/05 |
Midterm break |
第9週 |
11/12 |
Topic 2: Employments of sign systems for the arts (play, the sublime and the beautiful); F. de Saussure: Third Courses in General Linguistics (1910-1911) |
第10週 |
11/19 |
F. de Saussure: Third Courses in General Linguistics (1910-1911) |
第11週 |
11/26 |
Kant: Critique of the Power of Judgment (1790, 1793) |
第12週 |
12/03 |
Kant: Critique of the Power of Judgment (1790, 1793) |
第13週 |
12/10 |
Student briefings on current issues 2; Case studies 2; Critique 2 due |
第14週 |
12/17 |
Topic 3: Enrichments of sign systems in nature and culture (emotion, imagination and cognition); W. von Humboldt: On Language (1836) |
第15週 |
12/24 |
W. von Humboldt: On Language (1836) |
第16週 |
12/31 |
A. von Humboldt: Cosmos (1846-1848) |
第17週 |
1/07 |
A. von Humboldt: Cosmos (1846-1848) |
第18週 |
1/14 |
Student briefings on current issues 3; Case studies 3; Critique 3 due |
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