2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Study on the Epicurean Tradition in Modern Political Thought
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21530129
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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 |
Politics
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| Research Institution | Kokushikan University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 政治哲学 / エピクロス主義 / コンヴェンショナリズム / 自然法 / 正義 |
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| Research Abstract |
This research interprets the political thought of an ancient Greek atomistic philosopher Epicurus as conventionalism of justice, and reveals its influence on the moral and political ideas of Montaigne, Gassendi, Hobbes and Pascal. This ascertains the existence of Epicurean tradition in the history of modern political thought which could not be said to have received good attention it deserves.
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