The historical and cultural studies on the New Knowledge system and its Formation in early Modern East Asia

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23520093
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: History of thought
• Research Institution: Hirosaki University
• Principal Investigator: LI LIANG 弘前大学, 人文学部, 教授 (20281909)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 近世東アジア / イエズス会 / 新知識体系 / 新井白石 / 洪大容 / 徐光啓 / 漢学 / A・ヴァリニャーノ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

From 16th Century to the 18th Century, lasting near two centuries, various Catholic groups, Represented by the Jesuits, translated a lot of Western knowledge of science, technology and arts of the Renaissance period either through the Catholic teaching or as a method of the Catholic mission. as a result of its encounter with the new knowledge of the Renaissance period, the traditional knowledge system of East Asia (Neo-Confucianism,or Chu-Tzu Learning) underwent great epistemological changes (in the theories and views of knowledge and the worldview)
This studies examines how this change occurred by analyzing the changing views of knowledge of three representative intellectuals in early modern East Asia, Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725,Japan), Xu Guangqi (1575-1632,China) and Houng Dae-young (1731-1783,Korea).

Free Research Field

中国哲学