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Uehara Lab
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The lab uses the philosophy of science as its theoretical foundation to examine the relationship between science and technology and humans and society.
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Thinking about science and society through the philosophy of science
Uehara Lab uses the philosophy of science as its theoretical foundation to study the relationship between science and technology and society and humans.
Its research themes include philosophical naturalism, neuroethics, self-control, creativity, and scientific culture.
Students who wish to be supervised by Prof. Uehara can pursue research on topics related to these areas.
After consultation, students can also take on new topics or conduct research on topics jointly with the faculty.
Key terms
- Philosophy of science
- A field that uses philosophical methods to examine questions such as what science is and in what sense scientific knowledge can be said to be correct
- Neuroethics
- A field that studies ethical issues arising from brain research, as well as ethics itself in light of how the brain works
- Self-control
- The ability to suppress immediate desires and adjust one's behavior to fit one's goals. It was traditionally called temperance
ResearchResearch themes
Using the philosophy of science as its theoretical foundation, the lab addresses a broad range of issues concerning the relationship between science and technology and society and humans. Going forward, it plans to take on topics such as self-control, creativity, and scientific culture.
*Illustrative imageSelf-Control from the Perspective of Neuroethics
Since ancient Greece, self-control has been counted as one of the virtues under the name of temperance, and today it is also attracting attention from the perspective of decision-making and through the methods of neuroscience. The lab examines problems that arise at the intersection of these multiple fields.
*Illustrative imageWhat Is Creativity?
With the development of artificial intelligence, the possibility of uniquely human creativity is being called into question. Looking at both intellectual and artistic creativity, the lab aims to reexamine the concept of creativity and to clarify its significance in science education.
*Illustrative imageCultivating a Scientific Culture
The lab considers in what forms "scientific culture," the foundation of a healthy relationship between science and society, can be cultivated today. In parallel, it also works on the task of reexamining the humanities from the perspective of the philosophy of science.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorRyo UeharaPublications ↗
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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: “The Thinker MET 131255” Auguste Rodin / Alexis Rudier / CC0 (cropped)
- Self-Control from the Perspective of Neuroethics: “MRI brain sagittal section” everyone's idle / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- What Is Creativity?: “Lamp with lit incandescent light bulb and black background” Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Cultivating a Scientific Culture: “Foucault pendulum in Tellus Science Museum, 2013” Stephen Rahn / CC0 (cropped)
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