1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A Study basical Terms of Ethics from the Standpoint of the History of ethical Thoughts in Japan-Searching for its public Use-

Research Project

Project/Area Number	08610040
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	倫理学
Research Institution	Science University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	SHIMIZU Masayuki Science University of Tokyo, dept.Technology, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (60162715)
Project Period (FY)	1996 – 1997
Keywords	history of Japanese ideas / ethics / moral / personality / family / moral aporia / Watsuji Tetsuro / responsibility
Research Abstract	This study aims that we can clear the basical terms of ethics which are used in Japan. We selected the following words, 'dotoku=moral', rinri=ehics', 'gimu=duty', 'ryosin=conscience', 'kazoku=family', 'jinkaku=personality', 'ai=love', 'jiyu=liberty, freedom', 'seigi=jusutice', 'kanyo=tolerance', 'kohei=fairness', 'toku=virtue' They have traditional meaning, while they were, in a term, created as a corespondent word with europian word. We analyzed these terms on following view points, which are 1.the meanings re-modern Japan, 2.the process when they are trancelated from european terms, 3.the meaning in modern Japan, and then try to build a stock of new knowlledge. We have presented a few papers concerning 'family=kazoku' and 'responsibility=sekinin' on this study, and will further present new knowledge.