Contingency in Kant's Practical Philosophy

Research Project

Project/Area Number	15K01982
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Philosophy/Ethics
Research Institution	Yamagata University
Principal Investigator	MATSUMOTO Dairi 山形大学, 地域教育文化学部, 准教授 (20634231)
Project Period (FY)	2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000) Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	カント / 実践哲学 / 偶然性 / 九鬼周造 / 人格の尊厳 / 自由
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This research aimed to consider the problem of "contingency" in Kant's practical philosophy, especially in relation to the concept of human dignity. Kant's idea of human dignity contains not only the moment of universality and necessity, but also the moment of uniqueness and "contingency". I tried to make clear the latter moment which has been rarely considered. As a conclusion of this research, it is quite possible to read a rational being in the Kantian sense as a unique and vulnerable one.