Axel Wegner
Biographic Data
| ID | 8749752 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Axel Wegner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Axel |
| FAMILY NAME | Wegner |
| SIGNATURE | WEGNER A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Entangled Notions of Freedom and Dependence
While freedom has traditionally been discussed in philosophy and political theory, this paper proposes an anthropological approach to the study of freedom. The focus is on the Japanese word amae , which Takeo Doi calls the ‘key’ to Japanese culture and contrasts with the ‘Western’ concept of freedom. After discussing Doi’s influential work, meanings are reconstructed from interviews and group discussions with Japanese people about amae . The inte…
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Entangled Notions of Freedom and Dependence
While freedom has traditionally been discussed in philosophy and political theory, this paper proposes an anthropological approach to the study of freedom. The focus is on the Japanese word amae , which Takeo Doi calls the ‘key’ to Japanese culture and contrasts with the ‘Western’ concept of freedom. After discussing Doi’s influential work, meanings are reconstructed from interviews and group discussions with Japanese people about amae . The inte…
Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Autonomy (1 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Individualism (1 works) · Law (1 works) · Mathematics (1 works) · Philosophy (1 works) · Political science (1 works) · Politics (1 works)