Tetsugaku Companion to Japanese Ethics and Technology
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Beschreibung
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 Kitarō, Watsuji Tetsurō, Imamichi Tomonobu, Yuasa Yasuo, as well as more contemporary ethicists, and explores their relevance for the analysis of energy technologies, ICT, robots, and geoengineering. It features contributions from Japanese scholars, and international scholars who have applied Japanese ethics to problems in the global condition.
Technological 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.
Is the first to explicitly present and discuss the relevance of Japanese ethics of technology
Is timely and topical in view of the Fukushima disaster and its impact
Includes a discussion of the reception of Japanese ethics of technology in the West
Brings together Japanese and non-Japanese scholars
Is the first to explicitly present and discuss the relevance of Japanese ethics of technology Is timely and topical in view of the Fukushima disaster and its impact Includes a discussion of the reception of Japanese ethics of technology in the West Brings together Japanese and non-Japanese scholars
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Thomas Taro LENNERFORS
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Cross-cultural ethics of technology Eco-ethica Energy and ethics Ethics of Technology Ethics of information and communication technology (ICT) Fukushima nuclear accident Global ethics Japanese Ethics Robot ethics Sustainability and technology climate change