Characterology

Japanese: characterology
Characterology

...However, the term personality is rarely used in the United States, and the term character is more commonly used in Germany.
[Personality Studies]
Characterology is the study of character or personality. Its origins date back to ancient Greece, and one side of the tradition was inherited by 16th-century French moralists. Deep understanding and insight can be seen in the essays and maxims of Montaigne, Pascal, La Bruyère, and others, and it is also interestingly depicted in literary works.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ただしアメリカでは性格という用語はほとんど使用されておらず,ドイツでも人格という用語が一般化している。
[性格学]
 性格ないし人格を研究する学問を性格学characterologyという。その始まりはひじょうに古く,古代ギリシアにさかのぼり,伝統の一方は16世紀のフランスのモラリストたちに継承され,モンテーニュ,パスカル,ラ・ブリュイエールなどの随想録,箴言集などには深い理解と洞察が見られ,文学作品の中にも興味深く描かれている。…

※「characterology」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。

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