Herbert Spencer’s Agnosticism in the Meiji Period

On the Interplay between Unknowability and Individualism in the making of Modern Japan

Seminar

Key Speakers and Presenters

Richard Stone (Waseda University)

March 5th, 2024

Organizers

Andrea Altobrando

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On the Interplay between Unknowability and Individualism in the making of Modern Japan

Event Video

Understanding Homo Individualis

Understanding Homo Individualis

The research project “Understanding Homo Individualis” takes homo individualis to stand for a conceptual structure accounting for the intrinsic individuality of human beings, this individuality being essentially irreducible to physical, biological, mental, or sociological determinations. The purpose of the conference is to stimulate discussion among scholars of a variety of philosophical orientations regarding the consciousness of one’s own individuality, thereby contributing to the current theoretical and practical debates.

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