著者

矢島 壮平

出版者

中央大学国際情報学部

雑誌

国際情報学研究 (ISSN:2435855X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2, pp.119-134, 2022-03-25

---

This is a Japanese translation of nineteenth-century British philosopher Henry Sidgwick's article"The Theory of Evolution in Its Application to Practice,"published in the first issue of journal Mind in 1876.This translation could be of significance to Japanese readers at least in two points :(1)since Sidgwick is relatively unknown in Japan despite his importance in the history of Western philosophy,this translation may contribute to enhance his recognition in Japan ; (2)precisely understanding and overcoming his negative views on normative evolutionary ethics may serve to further develop the study of evolutionary ethics in twenty-first-century Japan.

著者

矢島 壮平

出版者

日本イギリス哲学会

雑誌

イギリス哲学研究 (ISSN:03877450)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.32, pp.41-55, 2009-03-20 (Released:2018-03-30)

参考文献数

24

---

Although Adam Smith did not think that utility is the main principle in moral judgment, it is a key concept in understanding the whole picture of his moral philosophy. This paper shows that his concept of utility has two levels: the level of man and the level of God. Smith thought that human nature has utility at the level of God, and that the existence of this God can be proved through the utilitarian argument from design. Smith rightly recognized that this view of “final cause”makes a contribution to the explanation of “efficient cause” in moral philosophy.