…The word “Philosophia” comes from the Greek word “Philosophia” and means “loving wisdom (Sophia) (Philein).” Nishi Amane translated it as “Xixian” (the study of seeking clear wisdom, i.e., philology), following Zhou Lianxi’s “Shi Xixiang” (the scholar yearns for wisdom) (Tongshu Zhixue), meaning to love and desire the clear wisdom of the wise philosopher, and later defined it as “Philosophy” (Hyakuichi Shinron, 1874). Nishi Amane was one of the leading intellectual leaders of the early Meiji government, so this translation “Philosophy” was eventually adopted by the Ministry of Education, and has since come into general use in Japan. … *Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Greek philosophy" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…〈フィロソフィー〉は,ギリシア語の〈フィロソフィアphilosophia〉に由来し,〈知恵(ソフィアsophia)を愛する(フィレインphilein)〉という意味の言葉である。そこで西周は,周濂渓(れんけい)の〈士希賢(士は賢をこいねがう)〉(《通書》志学)にならい,賢哲の明智を愛し希求するとの意で,はじめ〈希哲学〉(哲智すなわち明らかな智を希求する学)と訳し,のちに〈哲学〉と定めた(《百一新論》1874)。西周は,草創期の明治政府の知的指導者の有力な一人であったから,この〈哲学〉という訳語はやがて文部省の採用するところとなり,以来日本で一般に用いられることになった。… ※「希哲学」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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