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References Boyden, S., Dovers, 5. and Shirlow, M. Our Biosphere Under Threat: Ecological Realities and Australia's Opportunities. Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1990 Daly, H. and Cobb, J. For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy Toward Community; the Environmental, and a Sustainable Future. 2nd edn, Boston, Beacon Press, 1994 Naess, A. Ecolog)! Communityand Lifestyle. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1989 * Not available to students who have previously passed AH309 Special Topics in Philosophy. *AH~I~ Natural Philosophy and the Sciences No. of hours per week: three hours Prerequisites: two of AH200, AH201, AH202, AH203, AH204, AH205, AH206, or approved equivalent Assessment: continuous Subject aims and description Science in the twentieth century is inaugurating one of the most radical revolutions in thought in the history of humanity. This subject examines this revolution and its implications. It begins with a critical study of theories of scientific knowledge to reveal the inextricable link between science and natural philosophy - the quest to characterise the nature of physical existence. It is then shown how the 'new physics' and the 'new biology' have abandoned the philosophy of nature on which science has been based for the last three hundred years, creating a new conception of physical existence which is transforming our view of the cosmos, of life, and what it means to be human. It is shown how these transformations are enabling us to understand how we, as both natural and cultural beings, are able to create science and achieve this understanding of the world and ourselves. The subject concludes by looking at science as a cultural process in which humans are creating and transforming themselves and their relationship to the rest of nature. References Bohm, D. and Peat, D.F. Science, Order; and Creativity Toronto, Bantam Books, 1987 Chalmers, A. What is This Thing Called Science? 2nd edn, St. Lucia, University of Queensland Press, 1982 * Not available to students who have previously passed AH304 Philosophy of Science A. *AH~I~ Knowledge, Science and Reality No. of hours per week: three hours Prerequisites: two of AHZOO, AH201, AH202, AH203, AH204, AH205, AH206 or approved equivalents Assessment: continuous Subject aims and description The Instrumentalism/Realism debate. Can we have absolute knowledge of the world? Is there such a thing as 'truth' or is our knowledge always tentative and open to revision? What effects have values, attitudes, perceptions, emotions and belief systems on the scientific enterprise? E.g. biotechnology, IVF. What are the consequences for the sciences and social sciences? Among the authors whose works will be considered are Dewey, Smart, Popper, Kuhn, Ravetz. Preliminary reading Bronowski, 1. The Common Sense of Science. Harrnondsworth, Penguin, 1960 Textbook Kannegiesser, H. Knowledge andscience. South Melbourne, Macmillan, 1977 References Dewey, J. The Quest for Certainty New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1960 Kannegiesser, H. Conception in the Test Tube. Melbourne, Macmillan, 1988 Kuhn, T. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 2nd edn, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1970 Popper, K. Conjectures and Refutations. 4th edn, London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1972 Ravetz, J. Scientific Knowledge and its Social Problems. Harmonsdworth, Penguin, 1973 Smart, J. Between Science and Philosophy New York, Random House, 1968 * Not available to students who have previously passed AH305 Philosophy of Science B. ~ ~ 1 0 2 Introduction to Japan - A Cultural Overview No. of hours per week: three hours Prerequisites: nil Assessment: continuous Subject aims and description This subject introduces historical and cultural topics of direct relevance to the development of Japanese art forms, culture and society. References in English are used. Textbooks Mason, R.H.P. and Caiger, J.G. A History ofJapan. North Melbourne, Casell Australia, 1972 Stanley-Baker, J. Japanese Art. London, Tharnes and Hudson, 1984 References Japanese Religion: A Survey by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Tokyo, New York, Kondasha International, 1981 Alex, W. Japanese Architecture. London, Studio Vista, 1968 C hilds, M.H. Rethinking Sorrow: Revelatory Tales of Late Medieval Japan. Michigan, University of Michigan, 1991 Harvey, i? Brian Peter. An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1990 Hibbett, H. (ed.) Contemporary Japanese Literature. Tokyo, Tuttle, 1978 Ishida, E. Japanese Culture: A Study of Origins and Characteristics. Tokyo University, Tokyo Press, 1974 Kishibe, S.H. The Traditional Music of Japan. Tokyo, Ongaku No Torno Sha, 1984 Mulhern, C. (ed.) Heroic with Grace: Legendary Women of Japan. New York, M.E. Sharp Inc., 1991 Perren, R. (compiler) Japanese Studies from Prehistory to 1990. Manchester University Press, 1992 Putzar, E. Japanese Literature - A Historical Outline. Tucson, University of Arizona Press, 1973 Sansom, G.B. Japan: A Short Cultural History. 2nd edn, New York, Meredith, 1943, Repr. 1962 Seidensticker, E.G. Low Cit)! High City New York, Knopf, 1983

4103 Japanese 1A No. of hours per week: six hours Prerequisites: nil Assessment: continuous Subject aims and description This subject is designed to introduce students to the Japanese language, and training is provided in language patterns and grammar, writing, conversation, listening and comprehension. Films, slides and a variety of taped materials are used extensively throughout the course. As a further aid, taped cassettes of each lesson can be purchased. It is highly recommended that students enrolled in this subject also enrol for AJ102, offered in both semesters. Textbooks Machida. T. (ed.), Introduction to Japanese Writing. Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1982 Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. Nihongo, Reading and Writing. 5. Vols. 1-3, Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1988 Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. Nihongo, Dialogues- Aural Comprehension. Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1985 3 Skoutarides, A. and Machida, T. Nihongo, Grammar Notes. Vol. 1, m Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1985 r r. 3 References Mizutani, 0. and N. Nihongo Notes. Vols. 1 and 2, Tokyo, Japan Times, 1977 Skoutarides. A. and Peters, G. (eds.) Nihongo Dictionar)! E-I; 1-E; For Japanese I. Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1987 2. C, a & AJIO~ Japanese 1B Equivalent value two semester subjects No, of hours per week: six hours Prerequisite: AJ103 or approved equivalent Assessment: continuous ". 3 - This subject is a continuation of AJ103. n (D Textbooks Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. Nihongo, Reading and Writing. Vols. 4 and 5, Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1988 Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. Nihongo, Dialogues andAura1 Comprehension. Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1985 Skoutarides, A. and Machida, T. Nihongo, Grammar Notes. Vol. 2, Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1985 Reference Mizutani, 0. and N. Nihongo Notes. Vols. 1 and 2, Tokyo, Japan Times, 1977 NIO~ Advanced Japanese 1A No. of hours per week: six hours Prerequisite: VCE Japanese or approved equivalent Assessment: continuous Subject aims and description This subject consolidates students knowledge of basic grammar and extends the range of grammar patterns, Japanese characters and vocabulary acquired at VCE level. It also provides training in aural/oral skills appropriate to post- VCE competence level. Text books Skoutarides, A. and Machida, T. Nihongo, Grammar Notes. Vol. 2, Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1987 Skoutarides, A. (ed). Nihongo, Reading and Writing. Vol. 1A and 2A. Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1991 Skoutarides. A,, Machida, T. and Mizuno, T. Audio-Visual Handbook. Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1991 References Mizutani, 0. and N. Nihongo Notes. Vols. 1-2, Tokyo, Japan Times, 1979-80 Japan Foundation. Basic Japanese-English Dictionary. Tokyo, Bonjinsha, 1986. Skoutarides, A. and Machida, T. Nihongo, Grammar Notes. Vol. 1, Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1985. ~ ~ 1 0Advanced 6 Japanese 1B No. of hours per week: six hours Prerequisite: AJ 105 Advanced Japanese 1 A or approved equivalent Subject aims and description This subject continues training in written and spoken Japanese. It introduces students to unabridged fiction reading texts. It extends the range of Japanese characters and begins training in honorifics appropriate to a range of adult communicative situations. Textbooks Machida, T. and Skoutarides. A. Nihongo, Grammar Notes. Vol. 3, Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1988. Machida. T. and Skoutarides, A. Nihongo, Reading and Writing. Vols. 6, 7 and 8, Melbourne. Swinburne Press, 1988 Machida, T. and Skoutarides, A. (eds) A Collection of Readings. Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1985. Mizuno, T. Dialogues and Aural Comprehension 2. Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1992 References Mizutani, 0. and N. Nihongo Notes. Vols. 1.2 and 3, Tokyo, Japan Times Ltd., 1979-1981 Japan Foundation. Basic Japanese-English Dictionary. Tokyo, Bonjinsha, 1986. ~202 Communication in Japanese No. of hours per week: three hours Prerequisite: 4104 or AJ106 Assessment: continuous Subject aims and description This subject introduces topics relevant to language and effective communication. It aims at acquainting students with the differences between English and Japanese communication patterns. References in English are used. Students are encouraged to establish contact with Japanese people and to use data collected from interviews with them in the writing of essays and research assignments. The contact scheme is an imoortant comoonent of this subiect as it provides the student iith the opportunity to converse in Japanese and to become familiar with Japanese attitudes and customs. Textbook Neustupny, J.V. Communicating with the Japanese. Tokyo, The Japan Times, 1987 Preliminary reading Reischauer, E.O. The Japanese. Cambridge, Belknap Press, 1977 References Cherry, K. Womansword: What Japanese words say about Women. Tokyo, Kodansha International, 1988 Miyagawa, S. and Kitagawa, C. (eds.) Studies in Japanese Language Use. Carbondale, Linguistic Research Inc., 1984 Mizutani, 0. & N. How to be Polite in Japanese. Tokyo, Japan Times, 1987 Suzuki, T. Japanese and the Japanese: Words in Culture. Tokyo, Kodansha, 1978 Twine, N. Language and the Modern State: the Reform of Written Japanese. London, Routledge, 1991 A comprehensive list of other references is available from the subject coordinator.

References<br />

Boyden, S., Dovers, 5. and Shirlow, M. Our Biosphere Under Threat:<br />

Ecological Realities and Australia's Opportunities. Melbourne, Oxford<br />

<strong>University</strong> Press, 1990<br />

Daly, H. and Cobb, J. For the Common Good: Redirecting the<br />

Economy Toward Community; the Environmental, and a Sustainable<br />

Future. 2nd edn, Boston, Beacon Press, 1994<br />

Naess, A. Ecolog)! Communityand Lifestyle. Cambridge, Cambridge<br />

<strong>University</strong> Press, 1989<br />

* Not available to students who have previously passed<br />

AH309 Special Topics in Philosophy.<br />

*AH~I~ Natural Philosophy and the<br />

Sciences<br />

No. <strong>of</strong> hours per week: three hours<br />

Prerequisites: two <strong>of</strong> AH200, AH201, AH202,<br />

AH203, AH204, AH205, AH206, or approved<br />

equivalent<br />

Assessment: continuous<br />

Subject aims and description<br />

Science in the twentieth century is inaugurating one <strong>of</strong> the<br />

most radical revolutions in thought in the history <strong>of</strong> humanity.<br />

This subject examines this revolution and its implications. It<br />

begins with a critical study <strong>of</strong> theories <strong>of</strong> scientific knowledge<br />

to reveal the inextricable link between science and natural<br />

philosophy - the quest to characterise the nature <strong>of</strong> physical<br />

existence. It is then shown how the 'new physics' and the<br />

'new biology' have abandoned the philosophy <strong>of</strong> nature on<br />

which science has been based for the last three hundred<br />

years, creating a new conception <strong>of</strong> physical existence which<br />

is transforming our view <strong>of</strong> the cosmos, <strong>of</strong> life, and what it<br />

means to be human. It is shown how these transformations<br />

are enabling us to understand how we, as both natural and<br />

cultural beings, are able to create science and achieve this<br />

understanding <strong>of</strong> the world and ourselves. The subject<br />

concludes by looking at science as a cultural process in which<br />

humans are creating and transforming themselves and their<br />

relationship to the rest <strong>of</strong> nature.<br />

References<br />

Bohm, D. and Peat, D.F. Science, Order; and Creativity Toronto,<br />

Bantam Books, 1987<br />

Chalmers, A. What is This Thing Called Science? 2nd edn, St. Lucia,<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Queensland Press, 1982<br />

* Not available to students who have previously passed<br />

AH304 Philosophy <strong>of</strong> Science A.<br />

*AH~I~ Knowledge, Science and Reality<br />

No. <strong>of</strong> hours per week: three hours<br />

Prerequisites: two <strong>of</strong> AHZOO, AH201, AH202,<br />

AH203, AH204, AH205, AH206 or approved<br />

equivalents<br />

Assessment: continuous<br />

Subject aims and description<br />

The Instrumentalism/Realism debate. Can we have absolute<br />

knowledge <strong>of</strong> the world? Is there such a thing as 'truth' or is<br />

our knowledge always tentative and open to revision? What<br />

effects have values, attitudes, perceptions, emotions and<br />

belief systems on the scientific enterprise? E.g.<br />

biotechnology, IVF. What are the consequences for the<br />

sciences and social sciences? Among the authors whose<br />

works will be considered are Dewey, Smart, Popper, Kuhn,<br />

Ravetz.<br />

Preliminary reading<br />

Bronowski, 1. The Common Sense <strong>of</strong> Science. Harrnondsworth,<br />

Penguin, 1960<br />

Textbook<br />

Kannegiesser, H. Knowledge andscience. South Melbourne,<br />

Macmillan, 1977<br />

References<br />

Dewey, J. The Quest for Certainty New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons,<br />

1960<br />

Kannegiesser, H. Conception in the Test Tube. Melbourne, Macmillan,<br />

1988<br />

Kuhn, T. The Structure <strong>of</strong> Scientific Revolutions. 2nd edn, Chicago,<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chicago Press, 1970<br />

Popper, K. Conjectures and Refutations. 4th edn, London, Routledge<br />

and Kegan Paul, 1972<br />

Ravetz, J. Scientific Knowledge and its Social Problems.<br />

Harmonsdworth, Penguin, 1973<br />

Smart, J. Between Science and Philosophy New York, Random<br />

House, 1968<br />

* Not available to students who have previously passed<br />

AH305 Philosophy <strong>of</strong> Science B.<br />

~ ~ 1 0 2 Introduction to Japan - A<br />

Cultural Overview<br />

No. <strong>of</strong> hours per week: three hours<br />

Prerequisites: nil<br />

Assessment: continuous<br />

Subject aims and description<br />

This subject introduces historical and cultural topics <strong>of</strong> direct<br />

relevance to the development <strong>of</strong> Japanese art forms, culture<br />

and society. References in English are used.<br />

Textbooks<br />

Mason, R.H.P. and Caiger, J.G. A History <strong>of</strong>Japan. North Melbourne,<br />

Casell Australia, 1972<br />

Stanley-Baker, J. Japanese Art. London, Tharnes and Hudson, 1984<br />

References<br />

Japanese Religion: A Survey by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.<br />

Tokyo, New York, Kondasha International, 1981<br />

Alex, W. Japanese Architecture. London, Studio Vista, 1968<br />

C hilds, M.H. Rethinking Sorrow: Revelatory Tales <strong>of</strong> Late Medieval<br />

Japan. Michigan, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Michigan, 1991<br />

Harvey, i? Brian Peter. An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings,<br />

History and Practices. Cambridge, Cambridge <strong>University</strong> Press, 1990<br />

Hibbett, H. (ed.) Contemporary Japanese Literature. Tokyo, Tuttle,<br />

1978<br />

Ishida, E. Japanese Culture: A Study <strong>of</strong> Origins and Characteristics.<br />

Tokyo <strong>University</strong>, Tokyo Press, 1974<br />

Kishibe, S.H. The Traditional Music <strong>of</strong> Japan. Tokyo, Ongaku No Torno<br />

Sha, 1984<br />

Mulhern, C. (ed.) Heroic with Grace: Legendary Women <strong>of</strong> Japan.<br />

New York, M.E. Sharp Inc., 1991<br />

Perren, R. (compiler) Japanese Studies from Prehistory to 1990.<br />

Manchester <strong>University</strong> Press, 1992<br />

Putzar, E. Japanese Literature - A Historical Outline. Tucson,<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Arizona Press, 1973<br />

Sansom, G.B. Japan: A Short Cultural History. 2nd edn, New York,<br />

Meredith, 1943, Repr. 1962<br />

Seidensticker, E.G. Low Cit)! High City New York, Knopf, 1983

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