Jinrin and Sittlichkeit: A comparison between two theories of community

ぷらくしす Volume 20 Page 65-81 published_at 2019-03-28
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Jinrin and Sittlichkeit: A comparison between two theories of community
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ぷらくしす
Praxis
Volume 20
Start Page 65
End Page 81
Journal Identifire
[PISSN] 1880-8638
[NCID] AA11486249
Abstract
The Japanese representative philosopher Tetsurō Watsuji's ethical theory has been influenced by Hegel, as many interpreters of Watsuji's work have pointed out. It is sure that there are many resemblances between Watsuji's ethical theory and that of Hegel. However, the foundational concepts of Watsuji's ethical theory, namely, "aidagara (social relation)" and the dialectic of "kū (emptiness)," can be found in his work before his intensive study of Hegel. In this article, I aim to elucidate the key differences in terms of the foundational thoughts between Watsuji's theory of "aidagara" and Hegel's theory of "Sittlichkeit (ethical life)." I will argue that the inter-relation of subjects as "aidagara" for Watsuji is a "given" in the sense that it already and always exists, and that, in contrast to this, the inter-relation of subjects as "recognition" for Hegel needs to be achieved or restored.
Keywords
aidagara
jinrin
recognition
spirit
Sittlichkeit
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広島大学応用倫理学プロジェクト研究センター研究成果報告書
統一テーマ : [平和と和解] 《Frieden und Versöhnung》
Language
eng
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publisher
広島大学応用倫理学プロジェクト研究センター, 西日本応用倫理学研究会
Date of Issued 2019-03-28
Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISSN] 1880-8638
[NCID] AA11486249