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Philosophy (Toru Koga) Lab
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A lab that approaches design from the perspectives of philosophy, ethics, and aesthetics.
AboutAbout the lab
Thinking about the foundations of design through philosophy.
Professor Toru Koga studies design from the standpoints of philosophy, ethics, and aesthetics.
Specifically, the lab works on research on epistemology, ontology, ethics, and aesthetics in design.
In addition, the lab studies, from a philosophical perspective, the problem of reason taking on a violent nature, as well as love and sex.
The professor also serves as director of the Research Center for Fundamental Design Studies, which aims to establish the identity of design by thinking about what design is from the ground up.
Key terms
- Ontology
- The branch of philosophy that asks "what does it mean to be?"
- Deontology
- An ethical position that judges the rightness of an action not by its consequences but by the duties that must be observed.
- Psychoanalysis
- A discipline, originating with Freud, that seeks to understand human beings through the workings of the unconscious mind.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab investigates epistemology, ontology, ethics, and aesthetics in design from a philosophical standpoint. Besides design, it also studies questions such as the violence of reason, and love and sex, from a philosophical perspective.
*Illustrative imageEpistemology, Ontology, Ethics, and Aesthetics of Design
The lab considers design from the perspectives of epistemology, ontology, ethics, and aesthetics. Recently it has been working on ontological design, and considers the ethics of design using the view that people and tools shape each other in a circular process.
*Illustrative imageThe Problem of Reason Becoming Violent
The lab considers, from a philosophical standpoint, events in which reason takes on a violent nature. Past research keywords include cases such as the Battle of Okinawa, the atomic bombings, and the death penalty.
*Illustrative imagePhilosophical Study of Love and Sex
The lab studies love and sex from a philosophical standpoint. In the professor's books, the relationship between love and money is discussed using concepts from the psychoanalysis of Freud and Lacan and arguments from Marx's Capital.
*Illustrative imageEthical Study of the Kyushu University Vivisection Incident
The lab studies the Kyushu University vivisection incident from the standpoint of ethics. Research keywords include deontology, the Hippocratic Oath, and akrasia.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorToru Koga
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Greek philosopher busts” Matt Neale from UK / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Epistemology, Ontology, Ethics, and Aesthetics of Design: “'Aristotle', manuscript miscellany of philosophical writings, mainly texts by Aristotle” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
- The Problem of Reason Becoming Violent: “War memorial designed by Eugène Aernauts” Daniel Huet / CC0 (cropped)
- Philosophical Study of Love and Sex: “Couple watching the sunset on Lake Como, Italy” CEllen / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Ethical Study of the Kyushu University Vivisection Incident: “Dr. William Ingalls Lectures on Anatomy and Surgery Brown University Medical School” Brown University Medical Department (c.1812) / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Philosophy Lab): “Design Museum, Kensington objects” Ben Sutherland / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Psychology Lab): “Motion illusion in star arrangement” Fiestoforo / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Psychology Lab): “Motion - Train New York City 2013” Stuart McAlpine / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Psychology (Hiroyuki Ito) Lab): “Variation on Z N spin model” Yourimarina / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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