Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction: Japanese Philosophy and Ethics of Technology; 1 Ethics of Technology; 2 Ethics of Technology, Inspired by Japanese Philosophy and Ethics; 3 Social Acceptance of Western Technology in Japan; 4 Japanese Philosophers' Views of Ethics and Technology; 5 Introduction to Chapters; References; Part I: Technology from Japanese Philosophical and Ethical Viewpoints; Chapter 2: Technology, Artificiality, and Human Beings in the Later Nishida Philosophy; 1 Introduction; 2 Creativity and Technique; 3 Human Reason and Technology
4 Humanity and "I and Thou"5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: A Moral Ground for Technology: Heidegger, Postphenomenology, and Watsuji; 1 Introduction; 2 Heidegger and Verbeek; 3 Watsuji's Critique of Heidegger; 4 Watsuji's Ethics; 4.1 Betweenness and Action-Nexus; 4.2 Trust; 5 Verbeek and Watsuji; 6 Conclusion; References; Abbreviations; Other Works; Chapter 4: Watsuji's Ethics of Technology in the Container Age; 1 Introduction; 2 Watsuji's View on Ethics: Betweenness; 3 Watsuji's View on Technology; 3.1 Technology of and for Ningen
Quotation 11References; Chapter 6: "Technique" and "Ethics" of Yuasa Yasuo from the Perspective of Asian Studies -- An Introduction to Yuasa Philosophy; 1 Introduction; 2 Knowledge in the Age of the End of Philosophy; 2.1 Formulation of Yuasa's Thought and His Historical Background; 2.2 The End of Philosophy; 2.3 Wisdom of theōria and Wisdom of prāxis; 2.4 Technique and Technology; 3 Jungian Psychology's Inquiry into the Spirit of Modern Man -- Toward an Integration of Eastern and Western Thought; 3.1 Wisdom of the West and the East; 3.2 Synchronicity: Jung and the Book of Changes
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This book explores the relevance of Japanese ethics for the field of ethics of technology. It covers the theories of Japanese ethicists such as Nishida Kitaro, Watsuji Tetsuro, Imamichi Tomonobu, Yuasa Yasuo, as well as more contemporary ethicists, and explores their relevance for the analysis of energy technologies, ICT, robots, and geoengineering. The book focuses in particular on the Fukushima disaster and its impact on ethical thought. It features contributions from Japanese scholars, and international scholars who have applied Japanese ethics to problems in the global condition. 0Technological development is considered to cause new ethical issues, such as genetically modified organisms fostering monocultures, nanotechnologies causing issues of privacy, as well as health and environmental issues, robotics raising issues about the meaning of humanity, and the risks of nuclear power, as witnessed in the Fukushima disaster. At the same time, technology embodies a hope for mankind, such as ICT improving relationships between human beings and nature, and smart systems assisting humans in leading a more ethical and environmentally friendly life. This book explores these ethical issues and their impact from a Japanese perspective.
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Tetsugaku companion to Japanese ethics and technology.