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A Critical Study of Anti-natalist Philosophy in Terms of Birth-Affirmation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K00042
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 01010:Philosophy and ethics-related
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

Morioka Masahiro  早稲田大学, 人間科学学術院, 教授 (80192780)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 横田 祐美子  立命館大学, 衣笠総合研究機構, 助教 (30844170)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords反出生主義 / 人生の意味 / 人生の意味の哲学 / 誕生肯定 / 快苦の非対称性 / モラルラック / 生命の哲学 / 生命倫理
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、「生まれてこなければよかった」という考え方を肯定する「反出生主義」の哲学を、「生まれてきて本当によかった」という「誕生肯定」の視座から批判し、乗り超えていく道を探るものである。反出生主義は、「人生の意味の哲学」の領域において、近年もっとも注目を集めているものである。申請者が提唱してきた「誕生肯定」の概念を用いて、この反出生主義に対して批判的に取り組んでいくのが、本研究の独創性である。研究手法としては、分析哲学的な概念研究と、思想史的な文献読解を二本柱とする。海外の研究者たちと連携しながら、このテーマを議論するための国際的なプラットフォームを形成し、成果は著書・論文として刊行する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This is a study that critically examines one aspect of antinatalism, "birth negation," from the perspective of "birth affirmation," as advocated by the applicant. The results of the research were the following five points. (1) By showing that the conclusion of Benatar's asymmetry of pleasure and pain can be drawn by a method different from Benatar's, it was pointed out that there is no comparative advantage in Benatar's argument. I also defined the concept of birth affirmation in terms of its psychological and philosophical dimensions. (2) I conducted research on the world history of antinatalist thought and published it as a monograph. (3) I studied the rupture of life through a narrative approach. (4) I deepened the discussion of the concept of animated persona. (5) I contributed to the construction of a platform for international discussion.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、これまで日本では学術的に考察されることのなかった反出生主義について、分析哲学的および思想史的な議論を行ない、その全体像を明らかにできたことである。本研究によって、今後のこのテーマについての研究の基盤が形成されたと言うことができるだろう。本研究の社会的意義は、若者たちのあいだで語られる「生まれてこないほうがよかった」という考え方や、「子どもは産むべきではない」という考え方を、どのように捉えればいいかについての枠組みを与えることができたことである。人生に対するネガティブな思想に惹かれる人々が参照できるような研究成果になったと考えられる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (32 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (15 results) (of which Open Access: 13 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 5 results) Book (5 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Pretria(南アフリカ)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] バーミンガム大学(英国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 人生にイエスと言うのは誰なのか?―人生の意味への肯定型アプローチ2023

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Journal Title

      人生の意味の哲学入門

      Volume: 0 Pages: 267-290

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Painless Civilization and the Fate of Humanity: A Philosophical Investigation2023

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Journal Title

      Imagining a Common Horizon for Humanity and the Planet. Cappadocia University Press.

      Volume: 0 Pages: 59-73

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 仲井によって提唱された被産性の概念について2023

    • Author(s)
      森岡正博
    • Journal Title

      現代生命哲学研究

      Volume: 12 Pages: 148-152

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Artificial Intelligence and Contemporary Philosophy: Heidegger, Jonas, and Slime Mold2023

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Philosophy of Life

      Volume: 13 Pages: 29-43

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Is It Possible to Say ‘Yes’ to Traumatic Experiences?: A Philosophical Approach to Human Suffering2022

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Philosophy of Life

      Volume: 12 Pages: 21-38

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Hermitism and Impermanence: A Response to Nagasawa’s Argument on Transcendentalism in Medieval Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Journal Title

      European Journal for Philosophy of Religion

      Volume: 14 Pages: 239-246

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Concept of Painless Civilization and the Philosophy of Biological Evolution With Reference to Jonas, Freud, and Bataille2022

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Journal Title

      The Review of Life Studies

      Volume: 13 Pages: 16-34

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 生物進化の哲学と無痛文明2022

    • Author(s)
      森岡正博
    • Journal Title

      現代生命哲学研究

      Volume: 11 Pages: 41-56

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] What Is Antinatalism?:Definition, History, and Categories2021

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Journal Title

      The Review of Life Studies

      Volume: 12 Pages: 1-39

    • NAID

      120007041848

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] What Is Birth Affirmation?:The Meaning of Saying “Yes” to Having Been Born2021

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Philosophy of Life

      Volume: 11(1) Pages: 43-59

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Animated Persona:The Ontological Status of a Deceased Person Who Continues to Appear in This World2021

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Journal Title

      European Journal of Japanese Philosophy

      Volume: 6 Pages: 115-131

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 生まれることをどう哲学するか2021

    • Author(s)
      森岡正博
    • Journal Title

      Arendt Platz

      Volume: 6 Pages: 35-39

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] さらに先へと進んでいくこと――バタイユにおける非‐知と賭け――2021

    • Author(s)
      横田祐美子
    • Journal Title

      立命館大学人文科学研究所紀要

      Volume: 128 Pages: 71-86

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] デイヴィッド・ベネターの誕生害悪論はどこで間違えたか ― 生命の哲学の構築に向けて(12)2021

    • Author(s)
      森岡正博
    • Journal Title

      現代生命哲学研究

      Volume: 10 Pages: 1-38

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 反出生主義とは何か ― その定義とカテゴリー2021

    • Author(s)
      森岡正博
    • Journal Title

      現代生命哲学研究

      Volume: 10 Pages: 39-67

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] 「生まれてこないほうがよかった」という思想に惹かれる若者たち2023

    • Author(s)
      森岡正博
    • Organizer
      第64回日本社会医学会総会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Is It Possible for Offenders to Affirm Their Own Birth?2023

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Organizer
      5th International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Animated Persona and the Existence of Dead Persons2022

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Organizer
      Grief Project Lecture Series, York University
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Manga Introduction to Philosophy and the Concept of Animated Persona2022

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Organizer
      UJ Philosophy Colloquium, University of Johannesburg
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Painless Civilization: A Philosophical Investigation into Human Desire2022

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Organizer
      A Common Horizon for Humanity and the Planet, Cappadocia University
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] A Traumatic Rupture in Life and the Affirmation of Having Been Born2022

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Organizer
      4th International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Is Birth Negation Held by Atheistic Antinatalists a Kind of Reigious Belief?2021

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Organizer
      First Global Philosophy of Religin Project Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 善から悪が生成されることは悪なのか?―ベネター型の反出生主義が孕む内在的陥穽の研究2020

    • Author(s)
      森岡正博
    • Organizer
      応用哲学会第12回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] What Is Birth Affirmation?: The Meaning of Saying ‘Yes’ to Having Been Born2020

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Organizer
      Third International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Book] What Is Antinatalism? and Other Essays: Philosophy of Life in Contemporary Society, Second Edition2024

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka
    • Total Pages
      206
    • Publisher
      Tokyo Philosophy Project
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Artificial Intelligence, Robots, and Philosophy2023

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka (ed.)
    • Total Pages
      146
    • Publisher
      Journal of Philosophy of Life
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Philosophy and Meaning in Life Vol.4: Selected Papers from the Pretoria Conference2022

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka (ed.)
    • Total Pages
      115
    • Publisher
      Journal of Philosophy of Life
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 生まれてこないほうが良かったのか?2020

    • Author(s)
      森岡 正博
    • Total Pages
      368
    • Publisher
      筑摩書房
    • ISBN
      9784480017154
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Philosophy and Meaning in Life Vol.2 : Interdisciplinary Approaches2020

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Morioka (ed.)
    • Total Pages
      133
    • Publisher
      Journal of Philosophy of Life
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 4th Int'l Conf. on Philosophy and Meaning in Life

    • URL

      https://www.up.ac.za/cf-pcml2022

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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