著者
今井 康雄
出版者
教育哲学会
雑誌
教育哲学研究 (ISSN:03873153)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.1993, no.68, pp.1-14, 1993-11-10 (Released:2010-05-07)
参考文献数
24

From the viewpoint of their place in the history of ideas, Benjamin and Dewey as thinkers differ widely. However, looking at it from the angle of the problems both tried to tackle, they have a great deal in common. Both tried to solve the problems of modern society through recourse to an anti-dualistic empiric concept. Furthermore, they tried to dismantle the traditional idea of education by means of this anti-dualistic experience.Of course, inspite of their starting from a common approach to problems, their educational theory shows significant structural differences. By pointing to the differences of both educational theories, this paper attempts to discover the potential of Benjamin's thought in terms of educational theory. First, in this paper, the difference of the empiric concept of both thinkers is clarified along the lines of their aesthetic and social philosophy; then, the difference in their educational thought is analyzed which is founded on their respective different empiric concept. Through this argumentation this paper makes it clear that Benjamin's educational theory turned out to be better fitted for dealing with the problems of modern society.
著者
今井 竜也
出版者
日本医学哲学・倫理学会
雑誌
医学哲学 医学倫理 (ISSN:02896427)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.23, pp.125-130, 2005-10-26 (Released:2018-02-01)

Article 3 of Japan's Organ Transplant Law requires the national and local governments to work to foster public understanding of transplantation medicine. This requirement, however, has not been adequately fulfilled. Consequently, public awareness and understanding of organ transplantation are not necessarily widespread. As a result of this context, organ transplants from living donors are rapidly increasing in Japan. Kidney transplants from living donors performed in Japan to date number more than 1,500, and these, along with liver transplants from living donors, are becoming common. At the same time, developments such as debate over the nominative donations to relatives and organ-swap transplants are stimulating reconsideration of existing concepts of organ transplantation. This article examines the current organ donation environment in Japan and proposes a direction for Japan to take in future.
著者
今井 竜也
出版者
日本法哲学会
雑誌
法哲学年報 (ISSN:03872890)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.2003, pp.185-192,227, 2004-10-20 (Released:2008-11-17)
参考文献数
14

“Organ donation for transplant should be done on a voluntary basis without payment in any case” - this is considered a global theory in the current transplant medicine, which is also written in recommendations and statements by WHO and World Medical Association. Most of the countries with organ transplant laws have set rules based on this principle. But slower increase of donated organs now hinders further dissemination and growth of organ transplant medicine, as everyone knows, and the principle of voluntary donation by individuals seems to have run into a blind alley in terms of its effectiveness. In recent years, primarily in the United States, there has been a debate over the introduction of financial incentive, that is, reward at the time of donation for motivating people to donate organs, and some states have already employed it as a policy. Advocates of incentive policy claim that payments to donors can increase donated organs as well as people whose lives are saved through organ transplant. This paper will compare legal and ethical arguments of paid and unpaid organ donations, examine distinctions between them, and discuss the potential of paid donation as an alternative in modern society.