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1995 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Pragmatism and Sociology

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06610190
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 社会学(含社会福祉関係)
Research InstitutionSoka University

Principal Investigator

SASAKI Koken  Sociology, Soka University, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (50063863)

Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
KeywordsTruth / Concept / Religion
Research Abstract

Sociologiy, originated mainly philosophy and psychology has developed into an independent discipline unique in the related fieldthrough E.Durkheim's arduous efforts. But philosophy and psychology still continue to criticize sociology as in the past. E.ddurkheim is the first sociologist to criticize `pragmatism' in a systematic way. He took up many and various notions of pragmatism and severely criticized them. The list of pragmatic notions or theories which E.Durkheim argued against is quite extensive, ranging form such notions as `Relation of Individual to society, ' `Epiphenomenalism, ' `Truth, ' `Moral virtue-to those of `Religion, ' `Cogniton, ' `Logical Utilitanism, ' `Construction of Knowledge.'
Of all the pragmatic philosophers, W.James was an especial target of Durkheim's eriticism because James was strongly supported by not a few of the French thinkers, above all by H.Bergson. In those days, the world of French thoughts was divided into two camps, one led by Durkheim himsel, the other by Berson. Durkheim fineing pragmatism a dangerous enemy to the traditional French rationalism, and thinking pragmatism and Bergson's philosophy to be almost Kith and Kin, attacked both of them, in a sweeping way. But it must be admitted that there are some common aspects as well as differences both in Durkheim's sociology and in `pragmatic' thought in general. These common aspects together with differences need a closer reexamination of Durkheim's sociology itself embodied in his `criticism of pragmatism.'

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All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] 佐々木交賢: "アメリカンプラグマティズムの誕生とC.S.ピア-ス" ソシオロジカ(創価大学社会学会). 17. 41-73 (1992)

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  • [Publications] 佐々木交賢: "W.ジェームズのプラグマティズム論" ソシオロジカ. 17. 59-74 (1993)

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  • [Publications] 佐々木交賢: "『プラグマティズム』におけるW.ジェームズのプラグマティズム論21GC03:ソシオロジカ" 18. 73-107 (1993)

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  • [Publications] 佐々木交賢: "アメリカンプラグマティズムとフランス思想界" ソシオロジカ. 18. 79-100 (1993)

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  • [Publications] 佐々木交賢: "E.デュルケームの社会行為論" ソシオロジカ. 19. 17-46 (1994)

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  • [Publications] Koken Sasaki: "The Birth of American Pragmatism and Peirce." `Sociologica' (the Sociological Society, Department of Sociology, Soka University). Vol.17. 41-73 (1992)

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  • [Publications] Koken Sasaki: "W.James's Pragmatism." Sociologica. Vol.17. 59-74 (1993)

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  • [Publications] Koken Sasaki: "W.James's Pragmatism in His Book <<Pragmatism>>." Sociologica. Vol.18. 73-107 (1993)

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  • [Publications] Koken Sasaki: "The Relations Between American Pragmatism and The World of French Thoughts." Sociologica. Vol.18. 79-100 (1993)

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  • [Publications] Koken Sasaki: "E.Durkheim's Social Action Theory." Sociologica. Vol.19. 17-46 (1994)

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