The Study about Human Deveropment Based on the Theory of Contingency: Through the Comparative Study on Shuzo Kuki and Kitaro Nishida

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06003
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University of Education
• Principal Investigator: Furukawa Yuji 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 講師 (50758448)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 偶然性 / 実存 / 道徳 / 人間形成 / 九鬼周造 / 西田幾多郎 / 時間論

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, I consider the theory of human development based on the theory of contingency and time in the philosophy of Shuzo Kuki, at the same time, through comparing with the philosophy of Kitaro Nishida. The primary result is that we revealed the significance of the concept of ‘Nature’ in Kuki’s late philosophy. ‘Nature,’ in Kuki’s philosophy, means the state that the ‘Necessity’ as moral practice become to the ‘Habit’ through its endless reiteration. In this point, we found out the ideal image of human that is sublate ‘spirit’ and ‘nature,’ and recognized the necessity of further study about the concept of ‘Habit.’

Free Research Field

教育哲学