Reflection, the Public, and the Modern Machine: An Investigation of the Fukushima Disaster in Relation to the Concepts of Truth and Morality
Reflection, the Public, and the Modern Machine: An Investigation of the Fukushima Disaster in Relation to the Concepts of Truth and Morality
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反思、公众和现代机器:福岛灾难与真理和道德概念的关系调查
DOI:
10.1017/s1468109917000160
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发表时间:
2017
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1
通讯作者:
Kosuke Shimizu
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砂押正章; 甘崎佳子; 坂入しのぶ; Blyth Benjamin; 森岡孝満; 上西睦美; 尚奕; 西村まゆみ; 島田義也; 立花章; 柿沼志津子;会田薫子;青山勝;島津明人;福本学;山内由理子;笠原 十九司;丸川知雄;Kosuke Shimizu
In March 2011, Japan suffered a massive earthquake. The resultant tsunami hit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor and it was later revealed that the reactor was actually in a state of meltdown. While it is still unclear how many people will be affected, both mentally and physically, by the radio-active fallout, the extent to which our lives are subject to the unimaginable risks of scientific technology has become patently clear. This paper strives to clarify the risks of scientific technology in relation to instrumental reason, critical thinking, plurality, and subsequently, the significance of the public realm in contemporary world affairs, with a specific focus on the Fukushima incident. In so doing, I shall introduce arguments regarding scientific technology by such thinkers as Arendt, Heidegger, and Horkheimer as well as the Kyoto School philosophers. This paper also focuses on the issue of morality in order to address the notion of the lack of critical thinking and the disappearance of the public.