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Koji TACHIBANA
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Koji TACHIBANA

Fields:ancient Greek Philosophy, Education, Engineering Ethics, and Neuroethics
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Contact tachibanakoji@faculty.chiba-u.jp
 
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What I Study
 Main Subject
  ・Ancient Greek Philosophy (Aristotle's Ethics)
 Concerns
  ・Nueroethics (both "Ethics of Neuroscience" and "Neuroscience of Ethics")
  ・Engineering Ethics (Civil Education and Civil Participation)

Thesis
 graduation thesis
  "Secondary Qualities and the Philosophy of Ethics: John McDowell's criticism to John Mackie"
  Waseda University, Jan.2003

 master's thesis
  "On the concept of Action in Aristotle"
  University of Tokyo, Jan.2006

 doctoral thesis
  Now I am concentratively writing doctoral thesis entitled "Aristotle's Theory of Moral Education"...

 
Affiliation /
Position:

・Academic Visitor, Oriel College, The University of Oxford. (since March, 2010.)
・Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (PD) (since April, 2009.)
・Research Fellow of University of Tokyo Center for Philosophy (since Oct., 2007.)

Publications etc.
–Books:

[Co-Authorship]

Applied Ethics: Perspectives from Asia and Beyond (English)
Ishihara,Kohji and Majima,Shunzo (eds.), the Center for Applied Ethics and Philosophy, Hokkaido University, 2008.
I wrote chapter 4, entitled "An Inquiry into the Relationship between Public Participation and Moral Education in contemporary Japan: Who decides your way of life?"
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Neuroscience Literacy (Japanese)
Nobuhara, Y., Hara, S., and Yamamoto, M. (eds.), Tokyo: Keiso-Shobo, 2010.
I wrote chapter 6, entitled "Moral: Its Rationalism and Emotionalism".
amazon japan
Publications etc.
–Papers:

Paper (peer-reviewed)

1. "Drunk in Aristotle: Socratic Paradox and Akrasia" (Japanese)
In: Archive for Philosophy and the History of Science, vol.9, Section of Philosophy and the History of Science, College of Arts and Science, The University of Tokyo, 2007, pp.91-122.
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2. "Action and Education in Aristotle's Ethics: Nicomachean Ethics Γ1; 1110b18-1111a2" (Japanese)
In: Archive for Philosophy and the History of Science, vol.10, Section of Philosophy and the History of Science, College of Arts and Science, The University of Tokyo, 2008, pp.13-36.
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3. "An Inquiry into the Relationship between Public Participation and Moral Education in contemporary Japan: Who decides your way of life?" (English)
In: Applied Ethics: Perspectives from Asia and Beyond, Ishihara,Kohji and Majima,Shunzo (eds.), the Center for Applied Ethics and Philosophy, Hokkaido University, 2008, chapter4, pp.26-39.
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4. "Can Moral Enhancement be a subject of neuroethics? : Neuroethics and the governance of brain science" (Japanese)
In: Archive for Philosophy and the History of Science, vol.11, Section of Philosophy and the History of Science, College of Arts and Science, The University of Tokyo, 2009, pp.1-35.
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Paper (solicited)

1. "Moral Neuroscience and Moral Philosophy: Interactions for Ecological Validity" (English)
In: Philosophy of Science, 2009, 42(2): 41-58.
    ⇒Abstract
    ⇒Download(PDF/696KB)


Paper (proceedings etc.)

1. "On the effectual Operation of preventive Ethics of scientific Technology and the Philosopher's Participation; from a view of Case Study and Civic Virtue" (Japanese)
In: Philosophy and the History of Science, vol.20, 2007, pp.27-39.

2. "The Possibility of Civic Virtue in present-day Japan: Consensus Conference, Jury System and Moral Education" (English)
In: Proceedings of Applied Ethics: The Second International Conference in Sapporo, Ishihara,Kohji and Majima,Shunzo (eds.), Cosponsored by Graduate Program in Applied Ethics (GPAE) and Center for Applied Ethics and Philosophy (CAEP), Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University, 2007, pp.216-228.

3. "Toward a Good Relationship between Brain Science and Society: STS, Philosophy of Science, and Neuroethics" (English)
In: Proceedings of 2nd East Asian STS Student Workshop, Seoul National University, 2008, pp.121-133.

4. "On the disquietedness of moral enhancement" (Japanese)
In: Enhancement, Society, and Human Nature, UTCP Booklet, 2009, pp.83-102.
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Publications etc.
–Others:

International Conference
1. "The Possibility of Civic Virtue in present-day Japan: Consensus Conference, Jury System and Moral Education" (English)
    Name:Applied Ethics: The Second International Conference in Sapporo
    Site:Hokkaido University
    Date:November 23, 2007
    ⇒Download the abstract(PDF/70KB)(English)
    ⇒Report on my presentation at the conference(Brog)(English)(wait a moment...)

2. "Toward a Good Relationship between Brain Science and Society: STS, Philosophy of Science, and Neuroethics" (English)
    Name: 2nd East Asian STS Student Workshop
    Site: Seoul National University
    Date: January 25, 2008


Domestic Conference
1. "On Aristotle's Practical Syllogism and the Physiological Aspect" (Japanese)
    Name: Japan Association for Philosophy of Science
    Site: Keio University
    Date: October 22, 2005

2. "Neuroscience of Morality and the Philosophical Examinations" (Japanese)
    Name: Philosophy of Science Society, Japan (40th. Annual meeting)
    Site: Tama-Campus, Chuo University
    Date: November 10, 2007
    ⇒Report on my presentation at the annual meeting(UTCP Brog) (English)

3. "neuroscience of moral and moral philosophy"
    Name: The Japanese Psychological Association ('2th. Annual meeting
         Workshop "Affective Neuroscience for Psychologists 8: Affective Neuroscience and the humanities"
        (Speakers: Hideki OHIRA, Yasuko NAKAMURA, Koji TACHIBANA)
    Place: Hokkaido University
    Date: September 19, 2008
    ⇒Abstract(Japanese)

4. "brain science of moral and the philosophy of science"
    Name: Philosophy of Science Society, Japan (41th. Annual meeting)
         Symposium "Brain Science and Society"
        (Speakers: Takayuki SUZUKI, Masamichi SAKAGAMI, Koji TACHIBANA)
    Place: Hukuoka University
    Date: October 19, 2008
    ⇒Abstract(Japanese)

5. "Luck and Education on Aristotle's Ethics"
    Name: The Philosophical Association of Japan (68th. Annual meeting)
    Place: Keio University
    Date: May 16, 2009

Workshop
1. "On Chapter 10 of Chisholm's Theory of Knowledge (3rd.ed.)" (Japanese)
    Name: The Forum of Young Philosophers
    Site: Hachioji Seminar House
    Date: July 19, 2003

2. "On Thinking bewteen Thinking of Action and Thinking of Ethics" (Japanese)
    Name: The Forum of Young Philosophers
    Site: Hachioji Seminar House
    Date: July 18, 2004

3. "Drunk in Aristotle: Socratic Paradox and Akrasia in Nicomachean Ethics" (English)
    Name:Tokyo Colloquium of Cognitive Philosophy (TCCP)
    Site:Komaba-Campus, The University of Tokyo
    Date:June 27, 2007


4. "On Γ1 in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics" (Japanese)
    Name: Workshop on Greek Philosopy (52th.)
    Site: Tokyo Metropolitan University
    Date: July 15, 2007

5. "Traditional Philosophical Studies on Morality" (Japanese)
    Name: Seminar on Neuroscience of Morality (1st.)
    Site: Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute
    Date: July 18, 2007

6. "Action, Ethics and Education: on actions from which the pleas of ignorance are excluded" (Japanese)
    Name: The Forum of Young Philosophers
    Site: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center
    Date: July 22, 2007

7. "Morality and Neuroscience" (Japanese)
    Name: Seminar on Neuroscience of Morality
    Site: Komaba-Campus, University of Tokyo
    Date: August 29, 2007

8. "One aspect of Japanese Moral Education" (Japanese)
    Name: Workshop on Service Learning
    Site: Yokohama National University
    Date: February 18, 2008

9. "Can Neuroethics become the Engine of Brain Siceice?" (Japanese)
    Name:CNS (Cognitive Neuroscience) Workshop
    Site: Komaba-Campus, University of Tokyo
    Date: February 21, 2008


10. "For the commensial relationship between brain science, citizens, and society: a challenge"
    Name: Science-Technology Communication Design Workshop (5th.)
    Site: Hokkaido University
    Date: June 14, 2008

11. "An Introduction to History of Moral Philosophy: For experimental/empirical scientists"
    Name: Philosophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience of Morality and Normativity: Seminar of Psychology
        Chair: Hideki Ohira (Nagoya Univ./ Psychology)
        Speakers: Naohiro Osumi (Nagoya Univ. Psychology), Koji TACHIBANA
        debaters: Kazuhisa Todayama (Nagoya Univ./ Philosphy of Science), Hideki Ohira
    Site: Nagoya University
    Date: December 24, 2008

Web Site:

 ・Koji TACHIBANA(researchmap)
 ・The Website of Koji TACHIBANA
 ・J-GROBAL

Related Site:

 ・UTCP Blog written by Koji TACHIBANA


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