2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The diffusion of Utilitarian Ideas and the Organisation of Moral Sciences in Nineteen Century Britain
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23720040
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
History of thought
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 功利主義 / 哲学的急進派 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, I examine how utilitarian ideas were widely diffused in various branches of moral philosophy in nineteenth century Britain, where the so-called 'Organisation of Knowledge' had gradually been processed. In so doing, I pay a special attention to the importance not only of Jeremy Bentham's theoretical influence, but also of James Mill's theoretical, practical, and personal influence among the utilitarian group, the 'Philosophic Radicals'.
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