Philosophy of Respect and Publicness

本研究揭示了西方哲学史上“崇高性”与“期待”概念的关系。通过对尊重概念的历史回顾，从尊重与自我意识的关系入手，阐明了尊重与公共性的关系。与传统的命名相反，“自尊”不是“自己”给予的“尊重”。相反，“自我尊重”是比一般的“尊重”更基本的法律交换。“尊重”不过是“自尊”的产物，“自尊”是对他人的延伸。基于历史的叙述，我开始审视和阐明公共领域的功能轮廓，这应该是一个尊重充分发挥作用的交流场所。

This study revealed the meaning of "ublicness" in the history of Western philosophy in relationship with the concept of "espect". I gave an account of the history of the concept of respect putting it in perspective of its relationship with the self-awareness and made the connection clear between respect and publicness. In opposition to the conventional naming,"self-respect" is not the "respect" given to and by "oneself". On the contrary,"self-respect" is quid juris more primordial than "respect" in general."Respect" is nothing but the offspring of "self-respect", and the "self-respect" extended afterwards toward others. Based on the historical account, I set out to scrutinize and elucidate the outline of function of the public sphere that should be the place of the communication where the respect is fully functional.