著者

佐藤 深雪 SATO Miyuki

出版者

名古屋大学大学院文学研究科附属「アジアの中の日本文化」研究センター

雑誌

Juncture : 超域的日本文化研究 (ISSN:18844766)

巻号頁・発行日

no.5, pp.52-65, 2014-03

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The purpose of this article is to determine when and how Soseki NATSUME (1867-1916) had been influenced by Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914). Soseki had already discovered the importance of Peirce's philosophy in the early 20th century when he introduced the concept of "abduction," the essence of Pierce's philosophy, in Bungakuron (Theory of Literature), published in 1907. In this respect, I argue that Soseki possessed extraordinary foresight. In this article, I examine the concept of "suggestion" expressed in Bungakuron in order to prove the influence Soseki received from Pierce. I confirm this influence using the following two key factors; Baldwin's Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology published in 1902 and the introduction of the concept of pragmatism to Japan in 1906. In addition, I discuss the significance of the "law of suggestion".