philanthrōpia (English spelling) philanthropy

Japanese: philanthrōpia(英語表記)philanthropia
philanthrōpia (English spelling) philanthropy

…The idea of ​​fraternity, which became a Western tradition, was mainly born from Christianity. The word fraternity, from the Latin fraternitas, was used from around the 12th century, and the more secularized word philanthropy (philanthropic love, love of humanity) was used as a translation of the Greek or Latin philanthrōpia from the 17th century onwards. Among the words meaning “to love” in ancient Greece, philein meant the considerate love of gods towards humans and of friends towards friends of friends. Aristotle, for example, used this word to mean the affection between virtuous people of the same kind in wishing good things for each other. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "philanthrōpia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…西欧の伝統となった友愛の観念は,主としてキリスト教のうちから生まれた。ラテン語のfraternitasからきたfraternityという言葉が用いられたのは,12世紀のころからであり,より世俗化した意味をもつphilanthropy(博愛,人類愛)という言葉がギリシア語ないしラテン語のphilanthrōpiaの訳語として用いられるようになったのは,17世紀以降である。 古代ギリシアで〈愛する〉という意味をもつ語のうち,phileinは,神々の人間に対する,また友人の友人に対する配慮的な愛を意味し,たとえばアリストテレスは,この言葉を,相互に相手にとって善きことをねがいあう点で同類の有徳の人間同士の親愛の情の意で用いた。…

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