Ananke (philosophy) - Ananke

Japanese: アナンケ(哲学) - あなんけ
Ananke (philosophy) - Ananke

…In other words, although it was a given that “if fate is determined, even the gods cannot escape it,” Apollo greatly relaxed the fate of Croesus (History). Thus, the Greek idea of ​​fate may seem vague to modern people, but the same is true of the Greek words chreōn and ananke, which are similar to moira and are translated as “necessity.” Looking at the examples of usage in the Pre-Socratic Philosophers, these words do not mean absolute necessity but a certain rule or standard. Therefore, even if we are forced to translate it as necessity, it should be considered as necessity in an ambiguous sense. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ananke (philosophy)" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…すなわち,〈さだめられしモイラ(運命)なれば,神とても逃るるあたわず〉というのがたてまえではあったが,アポロンはクロイソスの運命を大幅に緩和したのであった(《歴史》)。このようにギリシア人の運命についての考えは,現代人から見ればあいまいだということになるだろうが,モイラの類似語で〈必然〉と訳されるギリシア語の〈クレオンchreōn〉や〈アナンケanankē〉の場合も事情は同じであって,〈ソクラテス以前の哲学者たち〉の用例を見ると,これらの語は絶対的必然性absolute necessityではなくて一定のきまり,規準を意味している。したがって,しいて必然という訳を与えるにしても,それはあいまいな意味での必然と見なすべきである。…

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