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A STUDY ON INTERNALISTIC CHARACTER OF MORALS ; A VIEW POINT FOR FOUNDATION PROBLEM

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13610035
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 倫理学
Research InstitutionIwate University

Principal Investigator

USAMI Kosei  IWATE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, 教育学部, 助教授 (30183750)

Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2003
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
KeywordsFoundation / I.Kant / Internalism / Why be moral? / The Fact of Reason / Moral Naturalism / Natural Tendency of Reason / Evolutional theory of Morals / 幸福 / 道徳的内在主義 / 道徳的自然主義 / 道徳の基礎付け / 形而上学 / 道徳の偶然性 / 自由 / 道徳の基礎
Research Abstract

Previous attempts to conceive of a "foundation of morals" have differed in their results because of the scholars' different definitions of morality. However these projects all included the reference to "Internalistic character of morals". That means, it would be difficult to justify morality with reasons extrinsic to morality and also those justifications end in circulation within the morality. And that also means that morals can only bind the people who accept the moral system itself.
This 'Internalistic character of morals", however, is not so obvious in the history of ethics. Ancient and medieval ethics in particular has such conditions as "man's true end" or "The law of God", and under these conditions, "why should man be moral?", was not serious problem. The reason for this was, under the aforementioned conditions it was proper for man to be moral. But in the modern period, a new type of theology (Protestant or Jansenist) asserted that reason can supply no genuine comprehension of … More man's true end, and in fact the modern ethics could not postulate such premises as "man's true end". So for modern ethics it has become necessary to justify the morals and explain why man should be moral. Nevertheless many modern ethical theories, such as Contract theory or Utilitarianism, considered morals to be means to some ends, for example "to happiness", hence the justification of morality was externalistic and therefore incomplete.
In these circumstances, Kant tried and failed to deduce a moral law and later asserted, in his "Critique of practical Reason", that moral law was "The fact of reason". This was a precise enunciation of Internalism. But his Internalism was criticized for its dogmatic thought and for the exclusive and rigoristic character of its morality. On the other hand, Kant's unsuccessful argument, which had tried to deduce the necessity of moral law, contains some hints to overcome the problems of Internalism. One of these hints, referred to in chapter 3 of "Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals", is the "Natural tendency of reason". It will be argued that this hint can supply clues to release reason from the self-righteousness of Internalism. Less

Report

(4 results)
  • 2003 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (24 results)

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All Publications (24 results)

  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "道徳の内在主義的性格について"岩手大学教育学部研究年報. 61巻1号. 1-12 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "道徳の内在主義における「外的なもの」"岩手大学文化論叢. 第5輯. 95-107 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "倫理学を自然化することの意義"岩手大学教育学部研究年報. 62巻. 45-58 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "環境倫理におけるりベラリズムと「よき生」-生命倫理とのつながりで-"モラリア(東北大学倫理学研究会). 10号. 21-43 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "道徳の基礎づけにおける内在主義と外在主義-自由と幸福を手がかりに-"岩手大学教育学部研究年報. 63巻10号. 15-27 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "道徳的実在論とカント倫理学"フィロソフィア・イワテ. 35号. 25-37 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "道徳の正当化-「理性の自然的性向」との関係で-"岩手大学文化論叢. 6輯. 75-94 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "「道徳の基礎づけ」の再検討-「理性の事実」から「失敗した演繹の試み」へ-"東北哲学会年報. No.20. 1-14 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kosei USAMI: "On the Intrernalistic Character of Morals"The Annual Report of The Faculty of Education (Iwate University). Vol.61, No.1. 1-12 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kosei USAMI: "Das "Aussere" beim Moralinternalismus"The Report of Social Studies, The Faculty of Education, Iwate University. NO.5. 95-107 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kosei USAMI: "The Meaning of Ethics naturalized"The Annual Report of The Faculty of Education, Iwate University. Vol.62. 45-58 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kosei USAMI: "Liberalism and Well-being in Environmental Ethics : in relation with bioethics"Moralia, (The Association of Ethical Studies, Tohoku University). No.10. 21-43 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kosei USAMI: "Internalism and Externalism in Foundation of Morals"The Annual Report of The Faculty of Education, Iwate University. Vol.63. 15-28 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kosei USAMI: "Moral Realism and Kant's Ethics"Philosophia-Iwate (Iwate Philosophical Association). No.35. 25-37 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kosei USAMI: "Uber die Rechtfertigung des inoralischen Standpunkts ; mit Beziehung auf "die Naturanlage der Vernunft""The Report of Social Studies, The Faculty of Education, Iwate University. NO.6. 75-94 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kosei USAMI: "Reexamination of "the Foundation of Morals" ; from "the Fact of Reason" to "the failed Attempt at Deducting Imperativ""Bulletin of the Tohoku Philosophical Association. No.20. 1-47 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "環境倫理におけるリベラリズムと「よき生」-生命倫理とのつながりで-"モラリア(東北大学倫理学研究会). 10号. 21-43 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "道徳の基礎づけにおける内在主義と外在主義-自由と幸福を手がかりに-"岩手大学教育学部研究年報. 63巻10号. 15-27 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "道徳的実在論とカント倫理学"フィロソフィア・イワテ. 35号. 25-37 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "道徳の正当化-「理性の自然的性向」との関係で-"岩手大学文化論叢. 6輯. 61-80 (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "道徳の内在主義における「外的なもの」"岩手大学文化論叢. 第5輯. 95-107 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "倫理学を自然化することの意義"岩手大学教育学部研究年報. 62巻. 45-58 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "道徳の内在主義的性格について"岩手大学教育学部研究年報. 61巻1号. 1-12 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宇佐美 公生: "道徳の内在主義における「外的なもの」"岩手大学文化論叢. 第五輯(近刊). (2002)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report

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