Kiyoshi Murata
   Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Commerce
   Position   Professor
Language English
Publication Date 2019/03
Type Book Chapter Paper
Title Introduction: Japanese Philosophy and Ethics of Technology
Contribution Type Co-authored (other than first author)
Journal Lennerfors, T. T. and Murata, K. (Eds.), Tetsugaku Companion to Japanese Ethics and Technology
Journal TypeAnother Country
Publisher Springer
Volume, Issue, Page pp.1-20
Author and coauthor Thomas Taro Lennerfors and Kiyoshi Murata
Details It is now widely accepted that technology is not value-free and that there is a need for a continuous discussion about the ethical impacts of technology. Although there are exceptions, scholars who discuss the ethics of technology often draw on Western philosophy, such as utilitarianism, deontological ethics, and virtue ethics. In contrast, this introduction suggest that we should explore the possibilities of Japanese ethics for scrutinising the impact of technology. In the chapter, we briefly outline how philosophers such as Nishida, Watsuji, Miki, Tosaka, Nishitani, Shimomura, Imamichi, and Sakamoto viewed the relationship between ethics and technology. In the end of the chapter, the chapters in the book are summarized.
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-59027-1_1
URL for researchmap https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59027-1_1