Towards understanding the philosophico-historical significance of the sceptical Academy

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25770001
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Philosophy/Ethics
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Kondo Tomohiko 北海道大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (30422380)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ヘレニズム哲学 / ローマ哲学 / アカデメイア派 / ストア派 / プラトン / アリストテレス / クリュシッポス / カルネアデス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project aimed to better understand the philosophico-historical significance of the sceptical Academy by investigating several individual arguments of the Hellenistic and Roman schools of philosophy, focusing especially on their receptions of Plato. The main research achievements include several articles and conference presentations on the receptions of Plato by Carneades, Chrysippus and Musonius Rufus, and the Japanese translations of Alexander of Aphrodisias’ De fato and of the several Vitae Aristotelis. The project also hosted a seminar on Cicero’s philosophical works inviting Prof. John Glucker (Tel Aviv University).

Free Research Field

西洋古代哲学・倫理学・西洋古典学