Is Europe a Peninsula of Asia? : Paul Valéry's The Crisis of the Mind(1919) and Its Diffusion

Hashimoto, Yorimitsu

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Is Europe a Peninsula of Asia? : Paul Valéry's "The Crisis of the Mind"(1919) and Its Diffusion

Hashimoto, Yorimitsu

Reconceptualizing Cross-Border Academic Mobility in the Interdisciplinary Research Agenda, 2025, 3-18

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タイトル	Is Europe a Peninsula of Asia? : Paul Valéry's "The Crisis of the Mind"(1919) and Its Diffusion
著者	NRID 1000080334613 1000080334613 researchmap permalink yorimitsu-hashimoto yorimitsu-hashimoto Scopus Author ID 56995512600 56995512600 著者名 Hashimoto, Yorimitsu
内容	In: Moinuddin Mohammad, Kokado Minori eds. Reconceptualizing Cross-Border Academic Mobility in the Interdisciplinary Research Agenda, International Affairs Office, School of Letters/Graduate School of Humanities, The University of Osaka, 2025, 93p.
抄録	Paul Valéry's 1919 treatise "The Crisis of the Mind" warned that World War I signaled the decline of Europe's global leadership. Valéry called for a revival of Europe's intellectual and cultural spirit. He questioned the continent's future, implying two options: Europe could maintain its influence or become a mere “peninsula” of Asia. This metaphor became prominent after the Russo–Japanese War, underscoring Europe's geographic and historical entanglement with the larger Eurasian landmass, particularly in its conflicts with Asia. White supremacists in the United States, such as Madison Grant and Lothrop Stoddard, appropriated this concept to support racial theories. Stoddard portrayed World War I as a "civil war" of the white race and advocated for immigration restrictions. In the 1930s, Japan also intensified its endeavors to assert dominance over Asia and the Eurasian continent. Japanese intellectuals influenced by Valéry's Committee for Intellectual Cooperation argued in favor of Japan assuming the task of shaping a new modernity to replace Europe. Valéry acknowledged Europe's crisis but simultaneously envisioned its potential to remain a leading intellectual force. This idea still resonates, as is reflected in French President Emmanuel Macron's 2024 speech on Europe's global role.
出版者	International Affairs Office, School of Letters/Graduate School of Humanities, The University of Osaka
収録物名	Reconceptualizing Cross-Border Academic Mobility in the Interdisciplinary Research Agenda
ページ	3-18
刊行年月	2025-03
言語	英語
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.18910/101336
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