Event Announcement: Symposium Hosted by the 2040 Independence and Self-Respect Project / Special Lecture for the MUFG Endowed Course, "The Regeneration of Soul and Body in a Society of Mass Death" (December 19, 2022)

November 15, 2022

Hosted by: 2040 Independence and Self-Respect Project (Special Lecture for the MUFG Endowed Course)

Date and Time: Monday, December 19, 2022, 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

Venue:

On-site: G-Lab, East Research Building, Mita Campus, Keio University

Online: Live stream via Zoom

Fee: Free

Registration: Please register in advance using the URL below.

In-person attendance: Registration is now closed as capacity has been reached.

Zoom attendance: [Webinar] Keio University KGRI 2040 Independence and Self-Respect Project "The Regeneration of Soul and Body in a Society of Mass Death" | Peatix

Deadline:

11:00 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2022

Please note that registration for both in-person and Zoom attendance will close once capacity is reached. Thank you for your understanding.

Description:

Japan is expected to enter an era of mass death from the 2030s onward, with the annual number of deaths projected to remain between 1.5 and 1.6 million. In such a society, discussions surrounding death will likely become more active than they are today, and we will face the need to reconsider death itself. While death is a physical event, it is also inseparable from the soul. Therefore, to reconsider death is to also rethink the body and the soul.

In this symposium, Takeshi Yoro, a Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo and an anatomist who has contemplated "death" through the physical body via anatomy, will be joined by Tesshu Shaku, President of Soai University, a Buddhist monk, and a scholar of religion who has confronted "death" through religion and the soul. Together, they will discuss how perspectives on "death," "the body," and "the soul" are likely to evolve in a society of mass death, also touching on the changing views of life and death in Japan and other societies.

Program:

◆ Opening Remarks and Introduction of Speakers

◆ Dialogue:

Takeshi Yoro (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo; Anatomist)

Tesshu Shaku (President, Soai University; Scholar of Religion; Buddhist Monk)

◆ Moderator: Atsushi Sawai (Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University)

◆ Discussion

◆ Closing Remarks

・MC: Masako Toritani (Project Professor, KGRI)

Contact:

Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI) "2040 Independence and Self-Respect Project" Office

Email: kgri_2040pj[at]info.keio.ac.jp

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