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An Alternative Philosophical Realist Conception of the Self

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K13319
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Philosophy/Ethics
Research InstitutionUniversity of Kochi

Principal Investigator

OBERG Andrew  高知県立大学, 文化学部, 准教授 (70713379)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywordsthe self / realist self / intuition / emotion / psychology / cognitive sciences / interdisciplinary / self theory / philosophy / Western philosophy / phenomenology / consciousness / emotions / realist self theory / 哲学 / 倫理学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

As a result of my research I was able to develop the new interdisciplinary theory of the self that I sought to do. It seeks to answer what the self might be in a "soft" realist sense and incorporates elements from philosophy, psychology, and the cognitive sciences. (It is a philosophical theory, however.) Based on my work I was able to write a book and find a publisher for it (Brill Academic Publishers, based in Leiden, The Netherlands). I was also able to publish nine academic journal articles and present at three academic conferences (both domestic and international).

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

The main meaning comes in the form of a greater self-understanding. If we can better realize the kind of animal we are and how we naturally function then perhaps we can improve our lives by thinking differently about ourselves and from there maybe change how we relate to the world and to others.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2018 2017

All Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 8 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 7 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Talking about consciousness.2018

    • Author(s)
      OBERG, Andrew
    • Journal Title

      Bulletin of the University of Kochi

      Volume: 67 Pages: 1-11

    • NAID

      120006424426

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Phenomenology of sexual desire and the ethics of relation.2018

    • Author(s)
      OBERG, Andrew
    • Journal Title

      Cultural Studies

      Volume: 6 Pages: 35-48

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Dreaming of AI lovers2018

    • Author(s)
      OBERG, Andrew
    • Journal Title

      Philosophy in the Contemporary World

      Volume: 24:1 Pages: 15-28

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] On reading poetry2018

    • Author(s)
      OBERG, Andrew
    • Journal Title

      Humanismus

      Volume: 29 Pages: 24-34

    • NAID

      40021603421

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] How realist was Hume’s self?: A critique of Kristjansson on Hume2017

    • Author(s)
      Andrew OBERG
    • Journal Title

      Bulletin of the University of Kochi

      Volume: 66 Pages: 67-77

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Reading Sylvia Plath: Does knowing about an artist help us appreciate their work?2017

    • Author(s)
      Andrew OBERG
    • Journal Title

      Cultural Studies

      Volume: 5 Pages: 21-40

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thinking Unempirically2017

    • Author(s)
      Andrew OBERG
    • Journal Title

      Philosopher

      Volume: 12 Pages: 1-10

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Tweeting phenomenology: An ode to Kurt Vonnegut2017

    • Author(s)
      Andrew OBERG
    • Journal Title

      Philosopher

      Volume: 14 Pages: 16-29

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Room to breathe: Freeing contemporary philosophy of its science and engineering baggage.2018

    • Author(s)
      OBERG, Andrew
    • Organizer
      Japan Association for Contemporary and Applied Philosophy
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Saying yes, or Anti anti-natalism2018

    • Author(s)
      OBERG, Andrew
    • Organizer
      Meaning in/of Life International Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] On not pricing people: Ideas from postcapitalism2018

    • Author(s)
      OBERG, Andrew
    • Organizer
      Minamata Disease and Contemporary Culture: An Approach from Kochi
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Is the idea of the thing in the thing itself?: The ethics of technology transfer and “onsite reverse innovation”2017

    • Author(s)
      Andrew OBERG
    • Organizer
      Hiroshima University's Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation's Taoyaka Program
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Turning off the Terminator: Consciousness, the self and the modern quest for living AI2017

    • Author(s)
      Andrew OBERG
    • Organizer
      Self: Between Consciousness and Non-being International Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Once We Have Discovered: Postcapitalism and a Sustainable Future2017

    • Author(s)
      Andrew OBERG
    • Organizer
      Kochi University of Technology’s Research Center for Future Design
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] AI and the Possibility of a Robotic ‘Self’: The (no)self in Buddhism and implications for self-artificiality and self-generation2017

    • Author(s)
      Andrew OBERG
    • Organizer
      Buddhism and the Fourth Industrial Revolution International Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Book] Freedom's Mask2017

    • Author(s)
      Andrew OBERG
    • Total Pages
      592
    • Publisher
      Drugstore Books
    • ISBN
      9781976400797
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Book] The Essential Essay Experience: Basic Steps Towards Writing2017

    • Author(s)
      Andrew OBERG and Joel JOOS
    • Total Pages
      98
    • Publisher
      University of Kochi Press
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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