古田徹也（編）／日本の幸福の哲学必携 Tetsugaku Companion to Happiness

著者名：FURUTA, Tetsuya (EDT)

Springer（2026/07/27発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9783032307163
• eISBN：9783032307170

Description

This contributed volume investigates the non-Western understanding of happiness under the influence of various religions such as Buddhism, Confucianism, Shintō, and Christianity against Western thought on happiness. The chapters help clarify the particular characteristics of the concept of happiness that are unique to modern Japan. This book also reveals the regional deviations and historical determinants of the concept of happiness. The chapter authors represent an international collaboration, and thus open up new horizons for the study of the concept of happiness. This volume appeals to researchers and students working in these fields.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Concept of Happiness in Japan.- Saiwai and Fuku: Happiness in Ancient Japan.- Does Zazen Make Others Happy? The Perfomativity of Zazen in Dōgen.- Intellectual History without Questioning Happiness: A Tentative Formulation of Happiness in the Premodern Japan.- Bentham, Mill, and Early Meiji Period Utilitarianism: “Happiness” and Translation of the “Principle of Utility”.- Ernst and Happiness.- Acceptance of Protestantism and Happiness: The Case of Uchimura Kanzō.- Time, Will, and Happiness in Kuki ShÅ«zō.- Is There “Happiness” in Watsuji’s Ethics?.- Establishment and Development of the Modern Value of Domestic Happiness through Love Marriage: Focusing on Watsuji Tetsurō.- The Intentionality of Happiness.