ムラタ　キヨシ   Kiyoshi Murata   村田　潔    所属   明治大学  商学部    職種   専任教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2023/10
形態種別	書籍掲載論文
査読	査読あり
標題	The ethics of body modification: Transhumanism in Japan
執筆形態	共著(筆頭者)
掲載誌名	Lennerfors, T. T. and Murata, K. (Eds.), Ethics and Sustainability in Digital Cultures
掲載区分	国外
出版社・発行元	Routledge
巻・号・頁	pp.112-140
担当区分	筆頭著者
国際共著	国際共著
著者・共著者	Kiyoshi Murata, Yohko Orito, Andrew A. Adams, Mario Arias-Oliva and Yasunori Fukuta
概要	This chapter deals with the ethical issues relevant to body modification with cyborg technologies such as wearables and implantables and other aspects of transhumanism, taking Japanese culture into consideration. We are now at the threshold of the potential widespread use of these cyborg technologies. This means that we are at a good point to proactively address the ethical and social issues that the development and usage of these technologies could cause. To clarify such issues, interviews with experts in various fields were conducted, and the results of these interviews are analysed, taking transhumanist ideals and Japanese culture regarding body modification (including piercing, tattooing and organ transplants) into account. As a result, 44 research agenda points were elicited, which fall into eight categories. In addition, British and Spanish perspectives on body modification are discussed to relativise and clarify the Japanese sociocultural circumstances surrounding it.
DOI	10.4324/9781003367451-8