Benevolence

Japanese: benevolence
Benevolence

…In the original meaning of the Chinese word, 'toku' is understood to be related to 'deku', which means to obtain something in one's heart, and by extension, it means that human character is refined and elevated to a state that is in line with human virtue. In that sense, benevolence, which was emphasized by 18th century British moralists, is the most fundamental virtue. Generally speaking, virtue is the state in which humans have escaped from being merely animalistic and have acquired true humanness, that is, both animalistic and rational, and have mastered the excellence of a human being. …

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Japanese:

…その漢語の原義からすれば,〈徳〉は〈得〉に通じ心に得るものと解され,転じて人間の品性が人の道にかなったあり方に仕上げられ高められてあることを意味する。その限りでは,18世紀イギリスのモラリストたちが重視した仁愛benevolenceが最も基本的な徳である。一般的にいえば,人間が単なる動物的存在から脱して,動物的でもあるが同時に理性的でもあるという真の人間らしさ,人間としての優秀性を体得している状態が徳である。…

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