The concept of subjectivity and personality in contemporary French philosophy (with a focus on love, sexuality, and family) as compared to Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K00051
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 01010:Philosophy and ethics-related
• Research Institution: Kyushu Sangyo University
• Principal Investigator: Fujita Hisashi 九州産業大学, 国際文化学部, 教授 (80552207)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 宮野 真生子 福岡大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (40580163)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 人格性 / 主体性 / 現代フランス哲学 / 分人 / 愛 / 性 / 家族

Outline of Final Research Achievements

When considering the subjectivity and personality of modern society, which is constantly exposed to further fluidity and strives for stability, contemporary French philosophy may contribute through the concept of "dividual". "Dividual" refers to a mode of existence that works multilaterally, rather than an "individual" that cannot be further divided. In this study, we traced the origin of this concept back to the French writer Retif de la Bretonne in the 18th century and confirmed that it can be found in the philosophy of Henri Bergson in the 20th century as "echo-sistence". Moving forward, we aim to deepen the connection with the analytic philosophies of time consciousness and memory, and further pursue these concepts.

Free Research Field

哲学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

人格・主体性概念は社会・政治分野にも教育分野にも大きな影響を及ぼす重大な概念である。一例を挙げれば、数年前に提唱されたDivicracy（分人的民主主義）は投票に「分人」概念を持ち込み、一人一票ではなく、数パーセントずつ分けて投票することを提唱している。将来的には、このような社会政策への提言（とりわけ愛・性・家族に関する提言）につなげられればと考えている。