Research on the relational and emotional concept of autonomy based on the concept of "trust"

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K12924
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 01010:Philosophy and ethics-related
• Research Institution: Kyoto City University of Arts
• Principal Investigator: NAGAMORI Nobutoshi 京都市立芸術大学, 美術学部/美術研究科, 講師 (70781988)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 信頼 / 倫理学 / 哲学史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

What is "autonomy"? How is it achieved? In recent years, the traditional answer to this question, "autonomy is the self-determination of rational individuals," has been challenged in various ways. Underlying this has been criticism of the (a) individualistic and (b) rationalistic philosophical positions on which the traditional concept of autonomy was premised. This study takes these criticisms seriously and, through an original approach that focuses on the concept of "trust," presents that (a') autonomy is made possible by socially bound "trust" rather than individual competence, and (b') it is not only rational reasoning that fosters "trust" but also emotional experiences.

Free Research Field

倫理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は従来の自律モデルの批判、そして関係的自律の概念化という現代倫理学の課題に対して、「信頼」に注目する点に独自性がある。それは「信頼」をめぐる経験科学の最新の知見を援用しつつ、「自律」という哲学の根本問題に応答しようとする試みである。また、本研究は信頼を感情的態度として解釈することで、諸個人の感情的交流の観点から社会秩序の創出を説明する。それは「合意」や「討議」に基づく理性主義的伝統に対して、「共感」や「楽観」をめぐる感情主義的伝統を再評価するものである。