2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The birth and evolution of liberalism in American constitutional history
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24730029
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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 |
Public law
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| Research Institution | Chuo University |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIMIZU Jun 中央大学, 法務研究科, 助教 (40611455)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | アメリカ憲法史 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We usually assume that theories of natural rights and social contract deeply influenced the Constitution of the United States. However, these theories cannot explain all the aspects of the U.S. Constitution. All through American constitutional history, republicanism, which was based on virtue ethics, deeply influenced the framing and interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. In this research, I examined how republicanism changed into liberalism using the language of virtue.
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| Free Research Field |
憲法
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