Masahiro Morioka
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Masahiro Morioka
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Philosopher. Professor, Waseda University. Books: Painless Civilization (2003), Manga Introduction to Philosophy (2013), What Is Antinatalism? And Other Essays (2024). Editor of JPL: http://philosophyoflife.org Personal website: https://www.lifestudies.org
This is a new definition of this phrase."
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It is sad to see division between people who follow a religion and people who do not. I would like to call an era in which these people respect each other without rejecting each other’s path and can learn ways of approaching problems in the spiritual dimension from each other a “post-religious age.”
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
[This is the definition of "post-religious age"]:
"... Religion has long contemplated these questions. There is much that people without religion can learn from it. At the same time, there is presumably much that people who walk the path of religion can learn from those who do not. ... [cont.]
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Chapter 2: What Are Mystical Experiences?
www.lifestudies.org/howtolive02....
Chapter 3: Yutaka Ozaki – The Trap of Healing and Salvation
www.lifestudies.org/howtolive03....
Chapter 4: The Courage to Be Myself
www.lifestudies.org/howtolive04....

#philosophy #religion #terrorism #ethics
What Are Mystical Experiences?: How to Live in a Post-Religious Age - Terrorism, Philosophy, and the Meaning of Life, Chapter 2
www.lifestudies.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"I Am Terrified of Dying: That’s Why I Wanted to Uncover Its True Nature" (SB Shinsho 705)
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September 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
and soon the conversation was filled with character names flying around and leaving me sitting there all by myself, totally left out.
September 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I reconsidered my argument, and as a result I was able to improve it greatly. I hope I can share my revised discussion with you in the near future.
September 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The deadline for abstract submissions is November 3, 2025. For more information please visit www.philosophyofdeath.org/sixth-bienni...
Sixth biennial conference, Tokyo - Philosophy of Death
IAPDD will be holding its sixth biennial conference June 9-11, 2026 at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. Call for abstracts IAPDD seeks abstracts for presentations at the 2026 biennial conference. Abst...
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August 31, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This conference: 9th European Network of Japanese Philosophy Conference
(September 4th-6th, 2025, Edinburgh)
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August 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
3) Explore how inochi may reside in human-made objects, including robots.
4) Argue that robots can indeed have inochi in specific senses—especially through our relationships with them.

My aim is to show how the philosophy of inochi can open a new path for understanding life, death and robot ethics.
August 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
1) Introduce the Japanese concept of inochi (いのち, 命) and its multiple meanings. It is not the same as biological life or personhood.
2) Reconsider inochi through contemporary perspectives and cultural practices.
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August 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I believe the philosophy of “inochi” has the potential to develop into a significant branch of world philosophy.
August 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM