Did you know that the foods and beverages you consume every day play a powerful role in the maintenance of your health? From heart disease and high blood pressure to type 2 diabetes and certain cancers, many lifestyle diseases are closely linked to unbalanced dietary choices. Increased consumption of processed foods, rapid urbanization, and changing lifestyles have significantly altered traditional eating habits, contributing to the growing prevalence of lifestyle-related diseases. Understanding the relationship between food and health is essential for achieving lifelong wellness and preventing many health conditions.
This course provides an overview of the fundamental knowledge of food and nutrition. Through a step-by-step approach, students will explore the physiological processes of digestion, core nutritional concepts, and the role of diet in the development and prevention of diseases. The course also analyses international dietary guidelines and emphasizes critical evaluation of scientific evidence to support informed decision-making related to health outcomes.
To bring the learning experience to a practical level, we will develop skills in nutritional assessment and designing a healthy, well-balanced diet. Finally, we will address nutritional considerations for special populations and diverse food cultures worldwide. Classes are highly interactive and include lectures, group discussions, peer Q&A exchanges, and other activities to enhance learning and engagement.

1. Understand the physiology of food digestion and absorption
2. Explore the role of macronutrients and micronutrients
3. Identify nutrition-related diseases and their dietary risk factors
4. Analyze international dietary guidelines
5. Develop practical skills in assessing the nutritional composition of foods and designing a healthy, well-balanced diet
6. Discover global food cultures and dietary patterns

Week 1: Course introduction. The physiology of food digestion and absorption.
Week 2: Macronutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, fats
Week 3: Micronutrients: vitamins and minerals
Week 4: Hydration and beverage choices
Week 5: Nutritional assessment and diet analysis
Week 6: Designing a balanced diet
Week 7: Health products and supplements
Week 8: Food preparation and safety
Week 9: Eating behaviors
Week 10: Nutrition-related diseases
Week 11: Diseases related to eating behaviors
Week 12: Nutrition in special populations. Dietary strategies for lifestyle disease management
Week 13-14: Global food cultures and dietary patterns
Week 15: Feedback

Changes in order and/or content may occur

Open to students from all majors. This course provides evidence-based strategies for using nutrition to promote health, prevent lifestyle-related diseases, and meet dietary needs.

Students are expected to complete regular assignments (quizzes and homework assessments). Evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

Attendance and active participation: 30%
Assignments: 30%
Final Self-Reflection Report: 40%

Self-study outside of class is key to understanding and remembering course material. Reviewing lecture slides, completing quizzes, and doing homework will enhance understanding and reinforce learning in class. Lecture slides will be provided.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or schedule a time to meet in person.

Culture has an important influence on many aspects of people's lives, such as beliefs, behaviors, emotions, religion, ritual, diet, body image, attitudes to illness, pain and other symptoms. This module explores the way that cultures have different systems of health beliefs to explain what causes illness, how it can be cured or treated, and who should be involved in the process.

This module explores the cultural influences from the perspective of the individual( personal health beliefs and behaviors) but also from society perspective ( governments and health care systems) Specifically, it explores the influence of different religions, cultures, beliefs, and ethnic customs on how patients understand health concepts, how they take care of their health, and how they make decisions related to their health. It also provides knowledge with regards to the interplay between culture and health care structures and of their consequences to clinical practice. Moreover, this course looks at the cultural perspectives to population health, health inequalities and current health challenges such as organ donation and management of epidemics. Finally, it explores the concept of cultural competence in care provision, with a focus on multi-cultural societies.

To understand the interplay between culture and health care
To explore how the different cultural contexts may influence perceptions and behaviors in relation to health, illness and organization of health care
To explore the impact of different cultural ideas of body image and the various representations of a health body in different times in history.
To understand the influence of socio-economic factors to population health.
To explore different approaches to health issues that carry stigma in different cultural contexts (i.e. disability, AIDS)
To understand the current debates of providing care, considering patients cultural backgrounds

Part I: Cultural perspectives in Health and illness
Session 1: Introduction to the module
Session 2: Definition and different approaches to culture and health
Session 3: Culture and wellbeing; its implications on the industry of wellness across the world
Session 4: Migration, globalization and health
Session 5: Socio-economic factors and health inequalities- the examples of UK and US
Session 6: The body: cultural definitions of body image and health
Session 7: Social approaches to disability
Session 8: Informal caregiving in an aging society: the unspoken reality of care in the 21st century

Part II: Cultural perspectives in the design and delivery of health care
Session 9: Cultural approaches to pain and pain management
Session 10: Cultural approaches to treatment decision-making; doctor-patient interactions
Session 11: Cultural competency in health care
Session 12: The AIDS pandemic and different country approaches
Session 13: Cultural approaches to organ donation and the impact of globalization to organ trafficking
Session 14: Cultural perspectives on death and dying
Session 15: Presentations- feedback

特になし

Evaluation will be based on active participation (20 points), and a final course oral presentation (80 points).
Oral presentations will be assessed on the basis of the course objectives. Detailed guidance will be provided in class.
- Students who are absent from class more than three times will not be awarded a passing grade.
- Students must submit and present in class their final course presentation.
- Points will be awarded for assignments showing originality.

Preparation is required for the final course oral presentations (10-15min, PPTx)

Key lectures will be given by the module leader, using visual and audio material to illustrate key ideas within different sessions.
Group work during lectures will support discussions around key issues and possible comparison between Japan with Europe/US.
Students will give presentations during the last sessions of the course. Instructions for the presentations will be given in class.
It is advisable to participate actively and share views during the class.
Students should make an appointment through e-mail, in the case they need any advice.

If you have any questions, please e-mail the teacher: anagnostou.despoina.2a@kyoto-u.ac.jp

ヒトの身体運動は、高度な脳の運動制御能力によって支えられている。身体運動を計測してみると、一見シンプルな運動でも非常に高度な能力や戦略のもとで成り立っており、また、一見無秩序で複雑な運動でも一定の法則によって作られていることが分かる。この授業では、運動学的データや生理学的データの計測実習、また受講者との議論を通して、身体運動の仕組みや脳の運動制御能力ついて学習する。自分自身や他者の運動、また、日常動作からスポーツ・楽器演奏といった多様な運動を、運動制御学的な観点からどのように理解していくのかについても議論を深めていく。

ヒトの身体運動を支えている脳の運動制御能力やその法則、戦略について、運動制御学的な観点から理解すること。また、ヒトの身体運動をどのように計測し、また計測した運動学的データや生理学的データからどのように脳の運動制御能力を抽出するのかについて理解を深めること。

フィードバックを含め、全１５回の授業を実施する。下記のテーマに関して、講義・実習・議論を交えながら、運動の制御・法則・学習・戦略や、その計測方法、データの見方について学習する。各テーマに関して、２〜３回の授業を予定している。テーマは、受講者の興味・関心に合わせて変更する場合がある。
1. 運動の法則を測る
2. 全身運動を測る
3. 運動学習過程を測る
4. 運動戦略を測る
5. グループディスカッション

特になし

出席と実習・議論への参加の状況(約60%)とレポート課題(約40%)で評価する。詳細は、初回授業にて説明する。

翌週の授業のためにそれまでの授業内容を復習・確認しておくこと

　本授業は、主に西洋哲学史の近現代の主要な流れの一つを、特に20世紀ドイツの哲学者マルティン・ハイデガーの思想を視座として概観することを目的とする。
　哲学が自分自身で森に分け入って探索することであるとすれば、哲学史はそのような探索の先人の記録である。哲学史を学ぶことは、自分自身で探索することとは異なるかもしれない。しかし、それらの知は自分自身で探索する際の豊かな道標となるはずである。

西洋哲学史における代表的な議論の幾つかを学ぶことによって、ものごとに対する多義的な見方を身に着け、複雑な現実を単純化せずに捉えられるようになる。

以下のようなスケジュールで講義を行う予定である。

第01回　イントロダクション
　　　　講義全体の趣旨・概要と成績評価などについての説明

第02回　近代から現代へ：フロイト『精神分析入門（続）』

第03回　ハイデガーの前期思想：『存在と時間』（１）

第04回　ハイデガーの前期思想：『存在と時間』（２）

第05回　ハイデガーの前期思想：『存在と時間』（３）

第06回　ハイデガーの中期思想：「芸術作品の根源」（１）

第07回　ハイデガーの後期思想：「物」講演

第08回　フランス現代思想（１）：デリダ（１）

第09回　フランス現代思想（２）：デリダ（２）

第10回　フランス現代思想（３）：デリダ（３）

第11回　フランス現代思想（４）：ドゥルーズ

第12回　現代の倫理思想（１）：認識的不正義の諸相（１）

第13回　現代の倫理思想（１）：認識的不正義の諸相（１）

第14回　現代の倫理思想（２）：認識的不正義の諸相（２）

　期末試験

第15回　フィードバック（期末試験についてのコメント）

特になし

期末試験100％で評価する。

【予習】については特に必要ないが、講義スケジュールは上に記したようなものなので、興味があれば各学者の生涯や時代背景について調べておくとよい。
【復習】としては、配布物・ノートをしっかり見返し、講義で扱った著作などを適宜各自で読み、理解を深めておくこと。

講義内容についての質問などは、講義前後の時間に直接教員まで。

What is the relationship between “thinking” and “nature”? This course will treat representative approaches that respond to this question in the wake of Kant’s revolution in philosophy.

In the aftermath of Kant’s attempt to determine the rules of thinking about nature, there was an explosion of interest in taking nature very seriously as an object of philosophical thought. Post-Kantian thinkers saw themselves as trying to complete Kant’s project by radicalizing his approach. In later generations, in Europe as well as Japan, their ideas would become crucial for rethinking what it means to think about nature.

Students who successfully complete this course will reach the following attainment goals:
1) competently discuss approaches to thinking about nature in the aftermath of Kant;
2) analyze and evaluate philosophical texts.

The following is the planned course schedule. Please note that this schedule may be subject to change.

Session 1 - Course introduction
Session 2 - The Kantian aftermath
Session 3 - Fichte: The not-I
Session 4 - Schelling: Living nature
Session 5 - DISCUSSION SESSION: Issues in Fichte and Schelling
Session 6 - Hegel, I: The critique of Fichte and Schelling
Session 7 - Hegel, II: The concept of life and absolute method
Session 8 - Hegel, III: The philosophy of nature
Session 9 - DISCUSSION SESSION: Issues in Hegel
Session 10 - Weber: Disenchantment
Session 11 - Watsuji Tetsuro: Making a home
Session 12 - Heidegger: Homesickness
Session 13 - DISCUSSION SESSION: Issues in disenchantment
Session 14 - Review: Thinking and nature

Session 15 - Feedback

Philosophy of Nature I is not a requirement for taking this course; however, students are expected to have some familiarity with reading and writing about philosophical texts.

GRADE EVALUATION METHOD
Criterion #1: Discussion prep and participation (10% × 3 = 30%)
Criterion #2: Comment sheets (20%)
Criterion #3: Final exam (50%)
= 100% Total Possible

ATTENDANCE
Attendance is strongly encouraged. If students miss a class, it is their responsibility to review material for the final exam.
Students must attend discussion sessions to receive credit for Criterion #1, and regular attendance of lectures is necessary for full credit for Criterion #2.

Assigned readings will be uploaded on LMS. Students are expected to come to lectures prepared, having read the assigned texts. Most of the works that we will treat are dense, but the lectures aim to demystify the contents and encourage active reflection.

Regular reading and reflection play a central role in ensuring successful discussion sessions and setting a firm foundation for the final exam.

Building on the concepts, theories, and questions introduced in State and Civil Society I, this course focuses on deepening students’ understanding through engagement with three major themes: citizenship and inclusion, the public interest and challenges to collective action, and the relationship between civil society and the recent resurgence of populism across the democratic world. Students will also be introduced to comparative cases on these three main themes from authoritarian regimes, both to discuss how civil society functions differently across regime types, but also to explore democracy itself.

Students will strengthen their understanding of the concepts and perspectives for a critical approach for thinking about the transformative role of civic participation, human rights, and non-governmental organizations in democratic societies as well as their shortcomings in comparative perspective.
Students will continue to practice strategies for reading college-level English-language materials and practice advanced literacy skills with the goal of reading professional-level texts with comfort. In this section, students will practice methods of deciphering less-familiar texts, consulting reference materials, and other strategies to efficiently engage with a variety of texts.

(15 sessions)

Theme 1 Citizenship and Inclusion
1. Course Introduction and Revisiting Civil Society
2. Citizenship and Inclusion: Who Belongs?
3. Marginalization and Advocacy
4. Gender, Race, and Intersectionality
5. Case Study: Civic Advocacy and Minority Rights in Japan

Theme 2 The Public Interest
6. What is the Public Interest?
7. The Logic of Collective Action
8. Polarization and Trust
9. Local Advocacy and the NIMBY Problem

Theme 3 Populism and Civil Society
10. The Populist Challenge
11. Resisting Authoritarianism
12. Illiberal Civic Society?
13. Civil Society in “Hybrid Regimes”
14. Looking Forward: Civil Society after the End of History

≪Exam≫
15. Feedback

Proficiency in English is expected.
This course is the second in a sequence of two classes. Students should have satisfactorily completed State and Civil Society I, or have equivalent knowledge from other introductory political science, law, or political sociology courses. Students may contact the instructor if they are uncertain about their suitability for the course.

Reading and Participation
Students are expected to read and prepare notes to discuss in class. Students will be offered a range of opportunities to demonstrate active participation. 20pts

Reflections - Students will be asked to write four short (400-600 word) reflections on readings throughout the term. 40pts

In-person exam
Students will sit one final exam with a mixture of multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions. 40 pts

Total 100pts

Students should be prepared to spend 2-3 hours reading and studying each week. They will be asked to read assigned texts carefully, identify areas they do not understand or find issues with, and be prepared to discuss them in class.

Open office hours will be held for four hours each week. I will share a link and QR code for students to make appointments ahead of time. Walk-ins will be accepted although appointments will be given priority. Students will be encouraged to come (alone or with a group of classmates) and make use of these hours as opportunities to discuss the course or associated topics. I will also respond to email inquiries within two working days.

この講義では、日本社会の成り立ちから各時代を通じて、社会がどのように変化してきたのかについて、要点を抑えながら把握する。また、社会の変化をいくつかの転換点で捉え、特に近・現代社会を切り開く“近代化”が果たした役割やその移行の過程で起こった出来事について学ぶ。そのうえで、現代社会の新たな局面であらわれた「リスク」や加速する「個人化」という観点から、現代日本社会が直面する諸問題について考察する。

1. 日本社会の構造や制度について、社会変動の転換点を踏まえながら、過去から現在にわたって理解する。
2. 上記で学ぶ事柄が、現代日本社会の意識構造の基盤として、現代的諸問題をどのように形成し、影響を与えているかについて理解する。

第 1回　講義のすすめかた
第 2回　日本社会の原風景：地理的条件と日本的特徴
第 3回　過去の日本社会①：古代専制国家
第 4回　過去の日本社会②：中世封建制
第 5回　過去の日本社会③：近世封建制
第 6回　学生発表（出身国・出身地域との比較）、ディスカッション
第 7回　近代化による社会変容①：明治期
第 8回　近代化による社会変容②：大正期から第二次世界大戦後まで
第 9回　近代化による社会変容③：高度経済成長から現代まで
第10回　日本的集団主義：これまで語られてきたこと
第11回　学生発表（出身国・出身地域との比較）、ディスカッション
第12回　現代日本社会における問題①：日本的働き方
第13回　現代日本社会における問題②：教育の現場はどうなっているのか？
第14回　現代日本社会における問題③：家族の形態はどのように変化したのか？
第15回　講義の内容の振り返り、まとめ

＊基本的に上記の順序で講義をすすめるが、講義の進捗状況により、順番や回数、講義内容を変更する場合がある。

日本語・日本文化研修生専用科目として開講する。

口頭発表・ディスカッションへの参加度（30％）、および期末レポート（70％）。

講義内でも適宜指示するが、参考書をもとに予習・復習をしてください。

講義終了後に随時受け付けます。

私たちは何らかの空間の中で生活しているにもかかわらず、その空間を区別された別個のものとして利用し、経験している。私的空間と公的空間、閉鎖空間と開放空間、個人用の空間と多数に開かれた空間。人工的と自然的、仮想的と現実的、均質空間と様態空間。さらに、こうした空間の区別や質感は必ずしも固定されたものではなく、状況に応じて変化することを私たちは経験している。では、空間のこうした差異や質感は、いったいどのように形成され、どのように経験されるのだろうか。本講義では、空間の区別と質感といったテーマを探求し、関連文献を読み解きながら議論する。テキストだけでなく、映像や写真などの素材も考察対象とする。

We live our lives within some kind of space, yet we use and experience that space as something distinct and separate. Private space and public space, closed space and open space, space for one person and space open to many. Artificial and natural, virtual and real, homogeneous space and modal space. Furthermore, we experience that these distinctions and textures of space are not necessarily fixed; they change depending on the situation. So how exactly are these differences and textures of space formed, and how are they experienced? In this lecture, we will explore themes like the distinction and texture of space, discussing them while reading and interpreting relevant literature. We will also consider not only texts but also videos, photographs, and other materials.

人間の存在の人工性とその自然との関係に関する哲学的考察をめぐる様々な研究と実践について学び、それらの現代的意義を理解し、この理解を自身の専門分野および研究課題に関連する研究の発展につなげる。

To learn about various studies and practices concerning philosophical considerations of the artificiality of human existence and its relationship with nature, to understand their contemporary significance, and to connect this understanding to the development of one's own research in relation to one's specialized field and research topics.

1. ガイダンス：空間における差異、区別、質感（第1〜2週）
2. 公的空間と私的空間（第3〜4週）
3. 空間的区分について（第5〜9週）
（「人工的と自然的」、「仮想的と現実的」、「均質空間と様態空間」などの区別に関する）
4. 空間の変容と形成（第10〜12週）
5. 人間活動と空間（第13〜14週）
6. 結論

1. Guidance: Differences, Distinctions, and Texture in Space (Weeks 1-2)
2. Public Space and Private Space (Weeks 3-4)
3. On Spatial Divisions (Weeks 5-9)
(Concerning distinctions such as “artificial and natural,” “virtual and real,” “homogeneous space and modal space.”)
4. Transformation and Formation of Space (Weeks 10-12)
5. Human Activity and Space (Weeks 13-14)
6. Conclusion

特になし

授業への参加状況（40%）およびレポート試験（60%）に基づく

With reference to the participation status in classes (40%) and report exam(60%)

準備は必要ありませんが、各授業で配布されたテキストを再読することをお勧めします。

Preparation is not necessary but I recommend students to reread the texts given during each class.

This course aims to develop students' proficiency in numerical computation and scientific programming using Python, with a particular emphasis on eigenvalue problems and their computational methods. The course is structured in two progressive parts: the first focuses on building Python programming skills and essential mathematical tools (arithmetic operations, class design, polynomials, and orthogonal functions), while the second half concentrates on eigenvalue problems—their mathematical foundations, various computational algorithms, and practical applications. Through hands-on programming exercises and project work, students will gain deep understanding of eigenvalue computations and learn to apply these concepts to solve real-world problems in engineering and science.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Develop practical Python programming skills for scientific computing through implementing numerical algorithms and designing custom mathematical classes (fractions, polynomials)

2. Develop a comprehensive understanding of eigenvalue problems—including their mathematical foundations, geometric interpretations, and fundamental role in scientific computation—and appreciate the deep connections between theory and applications

3. Implement and apply various eigenvalue computation methods to solve practical problems such as polynomial equation solving, data analysis, and dimensionality reduction (PCA)

(1) Introduction to Python - Python programming environment, basic syntax, variable types, control structures (loops, conditionals), and simple input/output

(2) Basic Arithmetics Using Python - Arithmetic operations, numerical precision, handling floating-point errors, and basic mathematical functions from NumPy

(3) Manipulating Fractions Using Python Class - Design and implementation of a custom Fraction class; operator overloading; practical applications in exact arithmetic

(4) Python Class for Handling Polynomials - Design and implementation of a Polynomial class; polynomial operations (addition, multiplication, evaluation); symbolic and numerical representations

(5) Orthogonal Functions - Introduction to orthogonal function systems; properties of orthogonal polynomials (e.g., Legendre, Chebyshev); applications in numerical analysis and approximation theory

(6) Introduction to Eigenvalue Problem - Fundamental concepts of eigenvalues and eigenvectors; characteristic polynomial; geometric and physical interpretations; relationship to linear transformations

(7) Estimation of Eigenvalues - Gershgorin's theorem, power iteration method, inverse power iteration method, and deflation method for computing individual eigenvalues

(8) QR Methods - QR decomposition and QR algorithm for simultaneous computation of all eigenvalues; convergence properties; practical implementation in Python

(9) Application of Eigenvalue to Solution of Higher Order Equations - Relationship between polynomial roots and matrix eigenvalues; companion matrix method; finding all solutions of polynomial equations using eigenvalue algorithms

(10) Application of Eigenvalue: Principal Component Analysis (PCA) - Theoretical foundations of PCA; dimensionality reduction; variance maximization; practical applications in data analysis, feature extraction, and image processing

(11) Final Presentation - Each student presents a computational project involving eigenvalue problems or their applications, demonstrating understanding of both theory and implementation

特になし

Attendance, assignment and presentation will count.

Assignments will be given as necessary.

This course is offered every other year. Students are encouraged to start planning their final presentation topics by mid-semester.

In this course, we will study certain topics in elementary number theory, including (but not limited to) divisibility, congruences, quadratic reciprocity, and quadratic forms. Some abstract algebra will be introduced in class as a tool of number theory.

The class is meant to help students of all disciplines improve their knowledges in number theory and enhance their mathematical sophistication.

Below are the contents and schedules of the course. The lectures, as well as their orders, may be modified, depending on students' backgrounds and understanding of the course materials.

(1) Introduction (1 week)
-Some basics in set theory and logic, motivating examples and conjectures.
(2) Divisibility (3 weeks)
-The division algorithm, prime numbers;
-The fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
(3) Congruences (4 weeks)
-Congruence relations;
-Fermat's little theorem and Euler's generalization;
-The Chinese Remainder theorem, Hensel's lemma;
(4) Quadratic reciprocity (2 weeks)
-Legendre symbols, the reciprocity law;
-Gaussian integers, two squares theorem.
(5) Binary quadratic forms (4 weeks)
-The Jacobi symbols;
-Equivalence of binary quadratic forms.
(6) Feedback (1 week)

特になし

The evaluation consists of three weighted parts:
-Discussion performance in class (20%).
-Presentation (60%): Each student reviews a mathematical topic assigned by the instructor. Such a topic is typically a section from the textbook below.
-Report (20%): Your report covers the details of your presentation. Each student needs to email the report to the instructor no later than Friday of Week 15.

Along with preparation and review, students are encouraged to form study groups.