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The development of the philosophical concept of Nature in Japan and Europe - a comparative perspective focusing on the Tokugawa period

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K13320
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Philosophy/Ethics
Research InstitutionKyoto University (2019)
Kanda University of International Studies (2017-2018)

Principal Investigator

Pasca Roman  京都大学, 文学研究科, 助教 (90758583)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywordsnature / shizen / jinen / self / self-with-others / homo naturalis / philosophy / Ando Shoeki / ethics / comparative philosophy / philosophy of nature / translation / thought / concept of "nature" / Nature
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Synthesized here are some of the most important findings of my research. 1) Re-framing Shoeki’s philosophy: if we do consider him an original thinker, he is by no means “unique”, or an “anomaly”, as his ideas are well at home within the tradition of East Asian philosophy. 2) Unpacking the concept of "shizen": a philosopher who is preoccupied with the substantiality of the human body as well, not only with the mechanisms of shizen or with the human mind. 3) The need to go beyond "shizen": for Shoeki, "shizen" is inextricably linked to "hito" and vice versa, so in fact any consideration of nature necessarily has to be a consideration of ourselves as human beings. This is the reason why I argue that Shoeki is also a philosopher preoccupied with the topic of the self. 4) Recent trends for philosophy of nature: the concern for the environment; and the idea that “philosophy” should not be understood in a narrow sense, but broadly as the practice of thinking about the world.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

「自然」と「男女(ひと)」との関係を、昌益哲学の再読から得た知見を駆使して再構築することによって、現在の自然哲学を始め、環境倫理学、環境危機、男女平等など、現代社会が直面している様々な問題に向き合う課程で新鮮な観点や新しいアプローチが得られる。さらに、昌益哲学を21世紀のマインドで再評価することで、そこに「世界哲学」としての「日本思想」の可能性が潜んでいることが明らかになった。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (20 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (13 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 13 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] The Self-with-others and environmental ethics2020

    • Author(s)
      Roman Pasca
    • Journal Title

      Environmental Ethics: Cross-cultural Explorations (edited by M. Kirloskar-Steinbach, M. Diaconu)

      Volume: 0 (book) Pages: 101-114

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] From Descartes and Hegel to Ando Shoeki and Nishida Kitaro: Philosophy in Japanese Textbooks for Civil Servants (Part 2)2018

    • Author(s)
      Pasca, Roman
    • Journal Title

      Bulletin of the Research Institute for Japanese Studies at Kanda University of International Studies

      Volume: 10 Pages: 118-106

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Ando Shoeki: “Parabola pasarilor”2017

    • Author(s)
      Roman Pasca
    • Journal Title

      European Journal of Japanese Philosophy

      Volume: 2 Pages: 263-294

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The lexicon of nature in premodern Japanese philosophy2019

    • Author(s)
      Roman Pasca
    • Organizer
      Seminario Internacional de Filosofia Japonesa, National Autonomous University of Mexico
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] When one thing is many things - Translation as philosophical inquiry2019

    • Author(s)
      Roman Pasca
    • Organizer
      2nd Asian Philosophical Texts Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] First Steps on the Tetsugaku no Michi: Constructing an Introductory Course in Japanese Philosophy2019

    • Author(s)
      Roman Pasca
    • Organizer
      5th Conference of the European Network of Japanese Philosophy
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Notion of Self-with-Everything and its Valencies2019

    • Author(s)
      Roman Pasca
    • Organizer
      2 nd Joint Workshop of NTU-Kyoto on “Self and Subjectivity: from Multicultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives”
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The Notion of Self-with-Everything and its Valencies2019

    • Author(s)
      Pasca, Roman
    • Organizer
      Joint Workshop of NTU-Kyoto on “Self and Subjectivity: from Multicultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives”, Taiwan
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Is there such a thing as self in premodern Japanese philosophy?2018

    • Author(s)
      Pasca, Roman
    • Organizer
      Kyoto-Bruxelles Joint Workshop on Self
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Traduttore as Traditore: The Case for Imperfect Translations2018

    • Author(s)
      Pasca, Roman
    • Organizer
      Asian Philosophical Texts Conference, Brussels
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Between the Translatable and the Untranslatable in Japanese Premodern Philosophy2018

    • Author(s)
      Pasca, Roman
    • Organizer
      4th Conference of the European Network of Japanese Philosophy, Hildesheim
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Going beyond Limits: Reframing Tokugawa Thought as World Philosophy2018

    • Author(s)
      Pasca, Roman
    • Organizer
      6th International Conference Japan - Premodern, Modern and Contemporary, Bucharesyt
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Looking For Clues: What Premodern Japanese Philosophy Can Teach Us About Ecology2018

    • Author(s)
      Pasca, Roman
    • Organizer
      Seminario Internacional de Filosofia Japonesa, Mexico City
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Annihilation of History: Ando Shoeki's Understanding of Time2017

    • Author(s)
      Roman Pasca
    • Organizer
      15th International Conference for the European Association of Japanese Studies, Lisbon
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Philosophy as a Method of Spiritual Progress2017

    • Author(s)
      Roman Pasca
    • Organizer
      The 5th International Conference “Japan - Premodern, Modern and Contemporary”, Bucharest
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] On Nature and the Universe in the Tokugawa Period: Parables, Fables and Illustrations as Philosophical Discourse2017

    • Author(s)
      Roman Pasca
    • Organizer
      The 3rd Conference of the European Network of Japanese Philosophy, Paris2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Asian Philosophical Texts: Exploring Hidden Sources2020

    • Author(s)
      Takeshi Morisato, Roman Pasca (eds.)
    • Total Pages
      308
    • Publisher
      Mimesis International
    • ISBN
      9788869772245
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] A Festschrift for Florentina Visan (chapter Pasca: Beyond Ecology and Utopia: Reframing Ando Shoeki’s Philosophy, 313-327)2017

    • Author(s)
      L Balan, M. Zlotea (eds.)
    • Total Pages
      400
    • Publisher
      University of Bucharest Press
    • ISBN
      9786061609369
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Filosofia Japonesa UNAM - video of my presentation

    • URL

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1V4Qpjl2lU&feature=youtu.be

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Page of the Asian Philosophical Texts book series

    • URL

      https://mimesisinternational.com/category/asian-philosophical-texts/

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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