Witchcoat, B. - Witchcoat

Japanese: ウィッチコート,B. - うぃっちこーと
Witchcoat, B. - Witchcoat

…the name refers to a group of thinkers in the late 17th century England who sought to reconcile the conflict between Renaissance humanism and Christian theology by reviving Platonism. The founder, Benjamin Whichcote, and his students, Cudworth, H. More, and John Smith, were all based at Cambridge University. At the time, the origin of morality was a topic of debate.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Witchcoat, B." is listed below.

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Japanese:

…17世紀後半のイギリスで,プラトン主義の再興によってルネサンス的人文主義とキリスト教神学の相克を融和しようとした一群の思想家の総称。創唱者のウィッチコートBenjamin Whichcote,その弟子のカドワース,H.モア,スミスJohn Smithなどがケンブリッジ大学に拠っていたのでこの名がある。当時,道徳の起源が論争の的になっていた。…

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