Course title
科学特論Ⅳ   [Science: Special Lecture Ⅳ]
Course category common courses  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year   Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 1060011
Instructor(s)
岡野 一郎   [OKANO Ichiro]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Engineering Office 12-327  Email address

Course description
This course gives a lecture on the social choice theory. The aim of this course is to let students deepen their understanding of how collective choices can be made on social issues, while considering the importance of democracy, individualism and social equality.
This course helps students enlarge their views on their specialty areas.
Expected Learning
Students can understand the logic of the paradox of voting.
Students can understand Arrow's general possibility theorem.
Students can understand Sen's liberal paradox.
Students can understand the basics of game theory.
Students can understand and deepen their thought of today's controversy about justice.
Students can understand Sen's basic capability theory and deepen their thought on social inequalities.

* As for the diploma policy, see the Curriculum maps.
Course schedule
Class 1: decision by voting (1)
Class 2: decision by voting (2)
Class 3: Arrow's general possibility theorem (1)
Class 4: Arrow's general possibility theorem (2)
Class 5: social restrictions on preferences of the individuals (1)
Class 6: social restrictions on preferences of the individuals (2)
Class 7: Sen's liberal paradox (1)
Class 8: Sen's liberal paradox (2)
Class 9: basics of game theory
Class 10: prisoners' dillema
Class 11: cooperative game
Class 12: the theory of justice by Rawls
Class 13: controversy on justice
Class 14: social inequalities
Class 15: conclusion
Prerequisites
This course is elective.
Students should make adequate preparations before each class spending the standard amount of time as specified by the university to achieve the credit as well as 30 hours of class attendance.
Students must attend at least two-thirds of all classes to get credit. If a student does not fully attend the class (i.e. is present for less than the full 90 minutes) on two occasions, it should be counted as one absence.
Required Text(s) and Materials
佐伯胖著『「きめ方」の論理 ―社会的決定理論への招待―』ちくま学芸文庫
References
"Choice, welfare and measurement" by Amartya Sen, Harvard University Press 1997
"Liberalism and the limits of justice" by Michael J. Sandel, Cambridge University Press 1998 2nd ed
Assessment/Grading
class participation (40%), quizzes (60%), final report (20%): Students' degrees of understanding of the logic of the paradox of voting, Arrow's general possibility theorem, Sen's liberal paradox, the basics of game theory, today's controversy about justice and Sen's basic capability theory and deepen their thought on social inequalities are evaluated.
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Social Choice, Game Theory, Liberal Paradox, General Possibility Theorem
Office hours
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Lecture Language
Japanese
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1/8/2022 4:33:51 PM