2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Comparative Thought on Social Harmony Theory -Sanshiro Ishikawa
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13610048
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
History of thought
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| Research Institution | Seigakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
INADA Atsuko Seigakuin University, Faculty of Humanity, professor, 人文学部, 教授 (10017585)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2002
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| Keywords | Spiritual Democracy / Sanshiro Ishikawa / Edward Carpenter / Inter-cultural perspective / Theory of Social harmony / Criticism of materialistic civilization / Native Life / ethics of environment |
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| Research Abstract |
The main objective of this research study will be to examine the theories of internally-generated development as one of the points on which there is contact between the ideas of Sanshiro Ishikawa (1876〜1956) and Edward Carpenter (1844〜1929). The thinking of Ishikawa, as evident in "Domin Seikatsu" (Native Life) was the translation of "democracy" suggested by E. Carpenter, points to many negatives in contemporary materialistic civilization to ask basic questions and from that perspective, seek reform of the ongoing crises in the world, most importantly the destruction of the environment.
In it we see the influence of Edward Carpenter. Through an examination of the comparative intellectual history of both men, this research study will take an independent look into the effect that Western European criticism of contemporary civilization had on the intellectual history of modern Japan. Ishikawa and Carpenter were seeking a new life uniquely suited to them; groping for answers to the questions of social ethics. Ishikawa was greatly influenced by Carpenter's thought of "spiritual democracy", which gave him the opportunity to develop his own theories of "native life".
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