@article{oai:iwate-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00014954,
 author = {ISHIMATSU, Hiroyuki},
 journal = {Artes Liberales, アルテスリベラレス},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {In this paper, I approach the question of how we can realise social cement in a contemporary culturally diverse society, with reference to Adam Smith’s theory of sympathy depicted in his “A theory of moral sentiment.”（First edition 1759, Sixth edition 1790）Smith thought that sympathy as fellow-feeling was a foundation of social relations and justice in society and this idea is still valid when thinking of relating to people of different cultural backgrounds in contemporary culturally diverse society. First, I outline Smith’s theory of sympathy by focusing on its relevance to social relations. Second, I analyse the significance of Smith’s idea of sympathy in a contemporary culturally diverse society and relate it to the concepts of recognition and toleration that have frequently appeared in the course of discussion of culturally diverse society. My idea is that sympathy with others is considered an authentic form of recognition at a sentimental level, and therefore sympathy as fellowfeeling in society should be more actively supported as a necessary element in a contemporary culturally diverse society than tolerance, although the latter is still another necessary element in a pluralist society. Based on these arguments, I analyse the conditions for realising sympathy as fellow-feeling in a culturally diverse society. I stress that negative images of “others” depicted in the mass media and more explicit expressions in public speech are hindrances to fellow-feeling in a culturally diverse society. I suggest resolving these problems by means of legal controls and media literacy education. Promoting communication among different groups of people in society is also recommended as another solution to moderate relations between them. The paper concludes with two case studies set in a contemporary culturally diverse society – Japan – from the perspective of sympathy. The first concerns the Japanese government’s multicultural coexistence policy and Hamamatsu city’s local vision, which is introduced as a positive case. The second is a recent chauvinistic hate speech movement against Korean and North Korean residents, which is critically examined from the perspective of a need for sympathy in society. I will also introduce counter legal measures against it that have been adopted in Japan. Active countermeasures in the light of the need for fellow-feeling in society are suggested.},
 pages = {137--155},
 title = {Adam Smith’s theory of sympathy and contemporary culturally diverse society. （Ⅲ）},
 volume = {105},
 year = {2019}
}