A Comparative Research on the Concept of "Life" Reflected in Public Attitudes toward Genetic Technologies and Reproductive Technologies.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21530560
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Sociology
Research Institution	Meiji Gakuin University
Principal Investigator	KATO Shuichi 明治学院大学, 社会学部, 教授 (00247149)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	社会学 / 生命 / 遺伝子 / 遺伝子・ゲノム / 科学と文化
Research Abstract	The concept of "life" that is broadly shared by scientific experts and lay people seems to be torn in two directions : on the one hand, a holistic notion referred to as "Tsunagari [continuity]", and, on the other hand, the individualistic notion such as "Kakegae no Nai Inochi,"which literally means" life for which nothing else can substitute."Religions and philosophies have failed to resolve this tension in various ways. Rather, it is important to reexamine people's notion of life, questioning the dichotomy between holistic view and individualistic view.

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