2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Interdisciplinary Studies of the Role of Memory in the Appearance of Cognition, Epistemic Inquiry, Social Relationships, and Human Well-Being

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	25284003
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Partial Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Philosophy/Ethics
Research Institution	Nagoya University
Principal Investigator	KANAYAMA Yasuhira 名古屋大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (00192542)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	木俣元一名古屋大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (00195348) 畝部俊也名古屋大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (10362211) 頼偉寧名古屋大学, 教養教育院, 准教授 (10528251) 川口潤名古屋大学, 環境学研究科, 教授 (70152931) 中村靖子名古屋大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (70262483) 兼本浩祐愛知医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (80340298) 大平英樹名古屋大学, 環境学研究科, 教授 (90221837) 齋藤芳子名古屋大学, 高等教育研究センター, 助教 (90344077)
Research Collaborator	SUZUKI Makoto 関西福祉科学大学, 社会福祉学部, 准教授 MATSUI Hiromi 名古屋大学, 文学研究科, 特任講師
Project Period (FY)	2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Keywords	哲学 / 記憶 / 筆記 / 物語 / 幸福 / 脳 / ノスタルジア / 文化財
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The difference between humans and animals lies especially in that humans are capable of trying to lead a rational life, not only by following perception but also on the basis of memory and experience originating from perception. What they rely on in this endeavor is not necessarily true to facts. It is rather memory that influences their future action and evaluation of the past events. However, because their memory capacity is so limited, it becomes essential for them to record obtained information by writing and other means, and this enabled them to transmit such information to posterity. This process of storage and retrieve naturally leads to the rewriting of memory, which in turn influences the well-being of each person. Each participant of this interdisciplinary project tackled these questions and has produced solid results from various standpoints in each of their fields of studies, including philosophy, literature, aesthetics, psychology and mental science.
Free Research Field	哲学