Reconstruction of the Theory of Action by the Constructivist Approach

• Project/Area Number: 24520020
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Philosophy/Ethics
• Research Institution: Kumamoto University
• Principal Investigator: OKABE Tsutomu 熊本大学, 文学部, 教授 (50117339)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAGATOMO Keiichi 熊本学園大学, 経済学部, 教授 (20352396) ; HIGASHITANI Koichi 熊本保健科学大学, 保健科学部, 准教授 (30274400)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 行為論 / 価値論 / 形而上学 / ポール・グライス / 構成主義 / 行為と出来事 / ドナルド・デイヴィドソン / 理性と価値 / 反自然主義 / 理性論 / アリストテレス / 合理性 / 国際情報交換・米国

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The way of thinking of the theory of action by the constructivist approach of Paul Grice presented publicly in his latest period is quite different from that of Donald Davidson which is based on the naturalist way of thinking.
This research aimed to make the formation processes of Grice's theory of action clear through the investigations of his later perid metaphysical writhings and of the unpublished manuscripts which were left in the Bancroft Library of Berkeley and also to make clear the significance of the constructivist approach for modern theorists.
My own translation of his metaphysical writings including the paper 'Actions and Events' (1986) was published in 2013. The significance of the constructist approach was presented orally as 'The Metaphysiccal Thinking of Paul Grice in his Later Period' i 2014.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 行為と出来事－行為論再考－ (2012)
  • Author(s): 岡部 勉
  • Journal Title: 西日本哲学年報 Volume: 第20号 Pages: 63-83
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] グライス晩年の形而上学的思索 (2014)
  • Author(s): 岡部 勉
  • Organizer: 西日本古代哲学会
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡大学セミナーハウス
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-03
  • Invited
• [Book] 理性と価値 後期グライス形而上学論集 (2013)
  • Author(s): 岡部 勉（訳者）
  • Total Pages: 327
  • Publisher: 勁草書房