
Hajime Inaba
(稲葉 肇)Profile Information
- Affiliation
- Associate Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University
- Degree
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Ph.D.(Kyoto University)
- Contact information
- Hajime.Inaba
gmail.com
- Researcher number
- 00793093
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 201101051014694943
- researchmap Member ID
- B000219019
- External link
I specialize in researching the historical development of physics, particularly in the Western world from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. My main research topics are as follows:
(1) The history of statistical mechanics from the late 19th century to the early 20th century
Traditionally, the history of statistical mechanics has been centered on the kinetic theory of gases by the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann (1844–1906). However, I have reconstructed the making of statistical mechanics during this period from the perspective of statistical mechanics as a computational tool, focusing on the formation and inheritance process of the ensemble theory by the American physicist Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839–1903). My book, The Making of Statistical Mechanics (Nagoya University Press, 2021; in Japanese), summarizes this achievement.
(2) The mechanical worldviews in the late 19th century
Statistical mechanics has been considered a representative tool to achieve the so-called mechanical view of nature. In the KAKENHI research project adopted from the fiscal year 2023, I aim to clarify the diversity of the mechanical worldviews by examining the ontological, epistemological, and disciplinary perspectives of the fundamental theory of statistical mechanics, i.e., classical mechanics. I will investigate how this theory was originally conceived and understood and its relationship with the mechanical worldviews.
(3) The energetic theories in the late 19th century
In the late 19th century, various positions were advocated as the counterpart of the mechanical view of nature. The energetics of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853–1932) is one of them. By examining the arguments of the energetics from the same perspective as (2) and contrasting them with the mechanical worldviews, I aim to clarify not only the characteristics of the energetics itself but also the mechanical worldviews and, ultimately, the physical worldviews of the late 19th century.
Research Interests
7Research Areas
2Major Research History
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Apr, 2022 - Present
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Apr, 2018 - Mar, 2022
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Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2019
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Apr, 2016 - Mar, 2018
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Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2017
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Apr, 2015 - Jul, 2015
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Dec, 2012 - Mar, 2015
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Apr, 2012 - Mar, 2013
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Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2012
Education
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Apr, 2003 - Mar, 2007
Major Books and Other Publications
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Nagoya University Press, Sep 24, 2021 (ISBN: 4815810362)
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名古屋大学出版会, Jul 1, 2015 (ISBN: 4815808104)
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名古屋大学出版会, Jul 1, 2015 (ISBN: 4815808090)
Major Papers
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Bulletin of the National Science Museum Series E (Science and Engineering), 41 7-21, Dec, 2018 Peer-reviewed
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Historia Scientiarum: International Journal of the History of Science Society of Japan, 28(1) 36-53, Aug, 2018 Peer-reviewed
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KAGAKUSHI, 43(2) 62-71, Jun, 2016 Peer-reviewed
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The European Physical Journal H, 40 489-526, Dec, 2015 Peer-reviewed
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PHS Studies, 8 1-20, Mar, 2014 Peer-reviewed
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Journal of history of science, Japan. Series II, 49(253) 1-10, Mar, 2010 Peer-reviewed
Major Misc.
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ALL REVIEWS, Mar, 2022
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現代思想, 48(12) 164-174, Aug, 2020 Invited
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BUTSURI, 74(11) 792-794, Nov, 2019 Invited
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現代思想, 47(10) 157-169, Aug, 2019 Invited
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Annalen der Physik, 527 A102-A104, Dec, 2015 Invited
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PHS Studies, 4 85-103, 2010
Major Presentations
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70th Annual Meeting, The History of Science Society of Japan, May 27, 2023
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1st Conference of the International Academy of the History of Science, Sep 13, 2019
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栁瀨睦男先生帰天10周年記念フォーラム, Dec 8, 2018 Invited
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65th Annual Conference of the History of Science Society, Japan, May 27, 2018
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International Workshop on the History of Energetics, Mar 18, 2017
Major Teaching Experience
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Apr, 2022 - Present
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Apr, 2022 - Present
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Apr, 2019 - Present
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Apr, 2018 - Present
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Apr, 2018 - Present
Professional Memberships
4Research Projects
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科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(C), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2027
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Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2022
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JSPS Grant-in-Aid, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2017
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JSPS Grant-in-Aid, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2012
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Financial Support for Attending International Conferences, The Kyoto University Foundation, Apr, 2009 - Mar, 2010
Committee Memberships
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Apr, 2023 - Present
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Jul, 2018 - Present
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Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2023
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Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2020
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May, 2016 - Jun, 2017
Other
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Mar, 2022コメンテーターを務めた. https://researchmap.jp/blogs/blog_entries/view/75698/0fe88755e3afea583274ea0ccc9b847b?frame_id=708431
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Aug, 2018 - Aug, 2018Special issue “Energetics Revisited” of Historia Scientiarum: International Journal of the History of Science Society of Japan 28 (2018).
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Jun, 2017 - Jun, 20172017年度科学基礎論学会(於琉球大学,2017年6月17〜18日)において,科学史学会との共催ワークショップ「物理学における実在と測定」の科学史学会側のオーガナイザーとコメンテーターを務めた. http://phsc.jp/conference.html#2017
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Mar, 2017 - Mar, 2017Organized an international workshop on the history of energetics. https://sites.google.com/view/ws-energetics-2017/startseite
Social Activities
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