A comprehensive research on Plato's Meno

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24720019
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Philosophy/Ethics
• Research Institution: Prefectural University of Hiroshima (2013-2014); Otani University (2012)
• Principal Investigator: OHKUSA Terumasa 県立広島大学, 総合教育センター, 准教授 (10552705)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 知識 / 探求 / 想起 / イデア論 / プラトン哲学 / 対話篇 / 分析哲学 / 『メノン』

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to reevaluate the relevance of Plato’s Meno. I firstly undertook a scrutiny of the main text, Meno. I also explored to what extent it affected Aristotle, Hellenistic thinkers, and other philosophers. One of the main results of this research was to establish the exact role and scope of recollection regarding “who recollects what”. Another achievement is an updated Japanese translation and commentary on the Meno, which is set to be published by Kyoto University Press.

Free Research Field

哲学･倫理学