@article{oai:chuo-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:02000579, author = {大森,一三 and オオモリ,イチゾウ and OMORI,Itizo}, journal = {政策文化総合研究所年報}, month = {Sep}, note = {application/pdf, In this paper, I attempt to clarify the preconceived notion of “aging” that has been cultivated in the Western philosophical tradition, and which is still prevalent in contemporary society, namely, the “Idola of ‘aging’”. Therefore, this paper will attempt to elucidate the “Idola of ‘aging’” in Western philosophy and contemporary society by exploring the question of “why Western philosophy could not question ‘aging’”. Through this clarification, the possibility of a different way of looking at “aging” will be revealed. This paper will proceed in the following order. First, I will clarify that the “Idola of ‘old age’” in the history of Western philosophy is an assumption or preconceived notion of “old age” as decline. The discourse on “aging” in the history of Western philosophy can be regarded as an acceptance of or a reaction against this “Idola of aging”. Second, I will show the sources of the “idola of aging” in Western philosophy in the connection between Aristotle's Teleology and his theory of happiness. Third, I will show the “Idola of aging” (i.e., the view of “old age” as decline) always occurs when human life is viewed from an teleological perspective. Finally, I will examine the possibility of a different way of thinking about “old age” for moving away from the “idola of ‘old age’”, through the examination of Gadamer’s de-teleological thinking about “health”.}, pages = {71--86}, title = {西洋哲学はなぜ「老い」を問えなかったのか?──「『老い』のイドラ」と目的論──}, volume = {26}, year = {2023} }