2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Translation and Commentary of Aristotle's Metaphysics Books VII, VIII, IX
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15520001
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Philosophy/Ethics
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| Research Institution | HOKKAIDO UNIVERISITY |
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Principal Investigator |
CHIBA Kei Hokkaido Univ., Graduate School of Letters, professor, 大学院・文学研究科, 教授 (30227326)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2005
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| Keywords | Being / Substance / Form / Matter / Substratum / Universal / Whole and Part / Thing itself |
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| Research Abstract |
I have completed the translation of the central books VII, VIII, IX of Aristotle's Metaphysics. Although in Japan, there are two translations of this Book in 1942 and 1959, it has passed about half century since then. In this period, study of Aristotle has rapidly advanced in terms of quality and quantity. I have realized through the attempt of my own translation that the new translation of the entire books must be done in due course. I have found many disagreements with the previous translations in Japanese. I also attached four commentary-like articles. In the first article, I discussed on Being based on mainly book VII. In the second commentary like article, I investigated on substratum and matter in the book VII.3. In the third article, I worked on Aristotle's modal notions of being such as potentiality, activity and perfect actual state through the analysis of his notions of power and movement. This work is mainly on the Book IX. In the fourth article, I argued how the phrase "essence" is coined in his analysis of Being. Through these studies, I have realized how subtle and steady Aristotle made advance in his thought on Being. This book set the steady foundation for the subsequent study of Metaphysics for centuries by developing the theory of matter and form and potentiality and perfect actual state. These instrument of analysis of Being have been and will be the standard for any philosophical thought on Being, that is entire circumstance in which we live.
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