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Phenomenological and cognitive study about the archaeology of the body

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15520031
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Philosophy/Ethics
Research InstitutionChukyo University

Principal Investigator

NAGATAKI Shoji  Chukyo University, Department of liberal arts, Professor, 教養部, 教授 (40288436)

Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Keywordsbody / embodied cognitive sciences / phenomenology / others / joint attention / mind-body dualism / development / representation / 言語 / 間主観性 / トマセロ / メルロ=ポンティ / 心 / コミュニケーション / ロボット / 相互作用 / 視線 / 志向性 / 認知 / 発生
Research Abstract

Some AI and robotics researchers have recognized the importance of the role which bodily activities have in human intelligence. This appears in the shift from representationalism to emergentism in robotics. Robotics that adopts the methodology of emergentism focuses on "learning" and "interaction between robot man and his environment" in creating humanoid robots. Although physical development of body is essential in human learning, it is impossible for them to make robot's body grow physically. On the other hand, providing initial conditions of robots learning before their development and learning is important task. This is the matter of nature and is essential for creating a humanoid. Nature in this sense is the origin of human bodily abilities. If Roboticists relying on emergentism do not provide initial condition of robots, they cannot be guaranteed that humanlike abilities will emerge in robots. Here it should be noted that giving an explicit description about initial condition of the body from the philosophical viewpoints is fruitful. I would like to propose the research topic "the archaeology of the body" that is the study to seek the origin of the body and call this origin "the archi-body".
I cleared up a philosophical basis of emphasis on embodiment in cognitive sciences in order to conduct the project taking into account of influence of phenomenology on today's philosophical arguments of body which have assimilated the fruits of cognitive sciences. Then I studied the embodiment from the viewpoints of learning and language, and reconstructed the classical phenomenology of the body by referring to comparative research of developmental psychology and primatology which play an important role in cognitive sciences. In addition, a roboticist who creates humanoid robots participated in this project and he gave me an important advice. By doing so, I gave a concrete description to the archi-body.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2005 2004 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) Book (2 results) Publications (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 身体の現象学を再構築する2005

    • Author(s)
      長滝 祥司
    • Journal Title

      思索 38号

      Pages: 113-138

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Reconstructing phenomenology of the body2005

    • Author(s)
      Shoji Nagataki
    • Journal Title

      Shisaku vol.38

      Pages: 113-138

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 身体の現象学を再構築する2005

    • Author(s)
      長滝祥司
    • Journal Title

      思索 38号

      Pages: 113-138

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 現象学と二十一世紀の知2004

    • Author(s)
      長滝 祥司
    • Total Pages
      251
    • Publisher
      ナカニシヤ出版
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary 2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Phenomenology in 21st century2004

    • Author(s)
      Shoji Nagataki
    • Total Pages
      251
    • Publisher
      Nakanishiya-shuppan
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 長滝祥司: "現象学と21世紀の知"ナカニシヤ出版(印刷中). (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2003-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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