The birth of "ordinary hero" : transformation of the concepts of Hero and Heroism in 18^<th> century France.
| Project/Area Number |
21820047
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
European literature (English literature excluded)
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| Research Institution | Meiji University |
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Principal Investigator |
ORIKATA Nozomi Meiji University, 経営学部, 専任講師 (10548829)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,222,000 (Direct Cost: ¥940,000、Indirect Cost: ¥282,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥572,000 (Direct Cost: ¥440,000、Indirect Cost: ¥132,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
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| Keywords | ジャン=ジャック・ルソー / 啓蒙思想 / 18世紀フランス / 『百科全書』 / 自然と人為 / 個人と共同体 / 英雄・ヒロイズム / リベルティナージュ / 百科全書 |
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| Research Abstract |
This research aimed to show the process through which the meanings of the concepts of "hero" and "heroism" changed in late 18^<th> century France: from hero as "great sage" to hero as "member of the community". For that purpose, we analysed Rousseau's thought on "hero" and "heroism", and also his contemporaries' thoughts. Art is for Rousseau a means to realize Nature's purpose. Contrary to other philosophers of the time, he was doubtful about the benefits of the progress of art and technology. Attaching importance to using human art to lead men to stay as ordinary and natural beings, just as Nature has created them and wanted them to be, Jean-Jacques opened a chance not only to few elites, but also to ordinary people to become political subjects in their society. In this research, we tried to clarify the social context of late 18^<th> century France, which accepted Rousseau's thought and prepared the birth of an "active citizen" who would become a new political subject. In this way, we tried to evaluate Rousseau's thought in the contemporary stream of thought, and succeeded to clarify the process of the changing meanings of the concepts of "hero" and "heroism" in late 18^<th> century France.
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