ABSTRACT In the second volume of Rinrigaku, Watsuji Tetsurō focuses on developing his notion of betweenness (aidagara 間柄) through the ethical organisations (jinrinteki soshiki 人倫的組織) of family, local community, economics, cultural community, and the state. Although those who have commentated on the later volumes have focused on the controversy which surrounds Watsuji’s account of the state, very little attention has been paid to the role of virtues within his thought. It is precisely this academic lacuna which this enquiry is intended to address. In this paper, there are two particular aims which I hope to achieve: firstly, I will seek to explicate the role which virtues play within Watsuji’s ethical system, and secondly, I will attempt to evaluate how the virtues inform Watsuji’s normative approach.

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WatsujiTetsurō的Rinrigaku中的美德和道德

摘要在Rinrigaku的第二卷中，WatsujiTetsurō致力于通过家庭，地方社区，经济，文化社区和国家的伦理组织（jinrinteki soshiki人伦的组织）发展他的中间性（aidagara间柄）概念。尽管那些在后来的著作中发表过评论的人都将注意力集中在围绕着Watsuji对国家的描述上的争议，但是在他的思想中，很少有人关注美德的作用。正是本次研究旨在解决这一学术空白。在本文中，我希望实现两个特定的目标：首先，我将力图阐明美德在Watsuji的道德体系中所扮演的角色；其次，我将尝试评估这些美德如何影响Watsuji的规范方法。