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2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Enlightenment and errors : the role of the "history of errors" in the "general and rational history of sciences and arts" of the Encyclopedie

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 20520076
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field History of thought
Research InstitutionAoyama Gakuin University

Principal Investigator

IDA Hisashi  Aoyama Gakuin University, 文学部, 准教授 (10339517)

Project Period (FY) 2008 – 2010
Keywords思想史 / 科学史 / 啓蒙思想 / 18世紀 / フランス / 百科全書
Research Abstract

I have undertaken a thorough research on the whole text of the Encyclopedie (1751-72) using 《errors》 as a keyword, and analysed the articles concerning scientific disciplines. As a result of this research, I found that the "error" described in the scientific articles of the Encylopedie has several patterns, as summarized below : 1. the error based on a metaphorical use of scientific terms ; the error occured by labeling opponent hypotheses ; the error as popular beliefs or superstitions ; the errow as 《dominative error》, which, after being treated like a piece of truth for long years, turned out to be an error ; the error of transitional type , which was found out to be true by the progress of science and technology after being exposed to prejudices.

  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2011 2010 2009 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 『百科全書』項目「脈拍」及び「瀉血」の歴史叙述と啓蒙期の医学論争2011

    • Author(s)
      井田尚
    • Journal Title

      青山学院大学『紀要』 第52号

      Pages: 91-114

  • [Journal Article] 思想家ルソーの原点-『学問芸術論』と啓蒙の逆説-2009

    • Author(s)
      井田尚
    • Journal Title

      思想(岩波書店) 第11号

      Pages: 132-150

  • [Book] 科学思想史2010

    • Author(s)
      (著書・共著)金森修、佐藤恵子、隠岐さや香、井田尚、吉本秀之、本間栄男、山内志朗、今井正浩
    • Total Pages
      187-253
    • Publisher
      勁草書房
  • [Remarks] ホームページ等

    • URL

      http://raweb.jm.aoyama.ac.jp:80/aguhp/KgApp?kyoinId=ymimgboiggy

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Published: 2012-01-26   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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