Fumiaki TANIGUCHI
Professor and Director
Faculty of Letters/General Institute for the Environmet, Konan University |
8-9-1 Okamoto, Higashinada-ku, Kobe
658-8501 JAPAN |
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Biography
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MA (Philosophy and Ethics), Osaka University, 1979
BA (Economics), Konan University, 1969
Prof. Fumiaki Taniguchi is a philosopher in the Department of Human Sciences,
Faculty of Letters, at Konan University. He is the Director of the General
Institute of the Environment at Konan University. He also serves as President
of the Japan Academy for Health Behavioral Science, as Director of International
Exchange Committee of the Japan Society of Environmental Education and
an Editorial Team Member of the Trumpeter: Journal of Ecosophy, Canada.
His academic background is in philosophy, ethics, environmental ethics
and bioethics. He has worked on environmental education to specialize in
the integral systems approach between environmental health and healthy
life, also in the bridge between ethical norm and behavioral change. His
books include The Current of Modern Philosophy (with Gunshi Satomi, Minerva
Shobo, 1996) and Topology of Modern Thought (ed. G. Satomi, Horitsu Bunkasya,
1991). A parallel and long-standing interest is in establishing networks
for glocal partners in the Asia-Pacific Region. He has organized and participated
in many international conferences and seminars. He has been a Visiting
Professor at Phranakhon Rajabhat University, Thailand (1997, 1999, 2001
and 2003), at University of Victoria, Canada (1997 and 2003) and at University
of Malaya, Malaysia (2009). He also worked as Honorary Visiting Professor
at Heibei University (1997-), Peking University (2000-), Peking University
Resource College (2008-), China and an International Advisor, Advisory
Panel of the University of Malaya Centre for Civilisational Dialogue (2011-2012).
Web: http://www.nk.rim.or.jp/~fumiaki/
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| Professional Career
(Including Position) |
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2008-2010
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Library Director, Konan University
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2008-
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Honorary Visiting Professor, Peking University Resource College, China
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2005-
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Director, General Institute for the Environment, Konan University
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2000-
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Honorary Visiting Professor, Center of Environmental Science, Peking University,
China
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1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 & 2005
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Visiting Professor, Center of Environmental Education, Phranakhon Rajabhat University, Thailand
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1997 & 2003
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Visiting Professor, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria,
Canada
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1997-
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Honorary Visiting Professor, The School of Education, Hebei University,
China
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1995-
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Philosophy Professor, Konan University
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| Areas of Expertise |
| Environmental philosophy and ethics; bioethics;
environmental education |
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| Professional Activities |
| Membership
in Professional Organization |
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Japanese Society for British Philosophy
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Academy of Ethics in
Kansai
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Academy of Philosophy in
Kansai
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The Japanese Association for Humanistic
Psychology
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The Japanese Society of Hypnosis
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Japan
Society of Environmental Education
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Japan Academy for Health Behavioral Science
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International
Association of Earth Environment and Global Citizen
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The Society of Informational Exchange for Environmental Education between
Japan and China
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Offices and Committee Assignments in Professional Organizations
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2008-
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President, Japan Academy for Health Behavioral Science
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2007
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Vice President, Japan Academy for Health Behavioral Science
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2007-
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Trustee, Japanese
Society of Environmental Education
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2002-
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Trustee, The Nature Activity Association of Osaka Prefecture
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2002-2004
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Trustee, The Nature Conservation Society of Japan
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2001-2006
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Executive Director, The
5th International Conference of Health Behavioral Science
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2001
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Director
of the Program Subcommittee, 5th International Conference on the
Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas(EMECS2001)
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2000-
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Director, Japanese
Society of Environmental Education, Kansai Branch
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2000-2005
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Secretary-General,
Japanese Society of Environmental Education
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2000
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Executive Member, The 3rd
UNESCO/Japan Seminar on Environmental Education in Asia-Pacific Region
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2000
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President, The International Congress on Environmental Ethics and Environmental
Education in Thailand
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1999
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Executive
Member, The 2nd UNESCO/Japan Seminar on Environmental Education in
Asia-Pacific Region
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1999-
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President, The Society of Informational Exchange for Environmental Education
between Japan and China
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1998-
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President,
International Association of Earth Environment and Global Citizen
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1998
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President,
The International Symposium '98; Environmental Ethics and Environmental
Education
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1998
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Executive
Member, The 1st UNESCO/Japan Seminar on Environmental Education in
Asia-Pacific Region
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1997-2001
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Executive Director, The
4th International Conference of Health Behavioral Science
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1996
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President,
The International Symposium '96; Environmental Ethics and Environmental
Education
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1995-2000
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Chief
Editor for Information,
Japanese Society of Environmental Education
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1994-1995
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Executive Director, The 5th
Annual Conference of the Japanese Society of Environmental Education
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1993-2007
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Trustee, Japan Academy for Health Behavioral Science
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1993-2005
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Trustee, The Japanese
Society of Environmental Education
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| Editorial Advisory Boards |
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1999-
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The TRUMPETER; Journal
of Ecosophy
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1996
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Editor, The Japan Academy of Health Behavioral Science
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| Administrations
Assignments |
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2006-
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Director, Committee of Forest Environmental Education Programme, Forestry
Agency; Government of Japan
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2004-
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Vice-director, Referee Committee of Green School in Hyogo Prefecture, Hyogo
Prefecture Board of Education
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2004-
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President, Committee of Environmental Education Investigation of Osaka
Prefecture
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2004-
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Director,
Environmental Education Committee of Environmental Council of Hyogo Prefectural
Government
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2004
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Board
Member, Committee of Environmental Partnership Office Kinki, Ministry of the
Environment
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2004
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Director, Committee of Websites on Environmental Protection of Antarctica,
Ministry of the Environment; Government of Japan
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2003
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Vice
President, Committee of Marine Environmental Education of Hyogo Prefectural
Government
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2003
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President,
Committee of Program of Environmental Education of Hyogo Prefectural
Government
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| PUBLICATIONS |
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Topology in Modern Thought, Kyoto ; Houritsu Bunkasha, Japan, 1991
Fundamental Dictionary of Philosophy, Tokyo; Fujishoten, Japan, 1992
The Current of Modern Philosophy, Kyoto; Minerva Syobou, Japan, 1996
Environment and Life Style, Tokyo; Yuhikaku, Japan, 1996
Fundamental Dictionary of Environmental Education for Instruction, Tokyo;
Kokudosha, Japan, 1996
Environmental Education of Global Scale, Tokyo; Gyosei, Japan, 1998
Lexicon of Health Behavioral Science, Tokyo; Medical Friend Co., Japan,
1999
Development of Biotope in School, Tokyo; Shinzansha, Japan, 1999
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| SELECTED PAPERS |
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 "Life and Environment: Self-organity and Basho-logic", Konan
University Journal of Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies 30, 1993.
"An Idea on Environmental Thought: To Expand the Environmental Education
and Environmental Ethics", The Journal of the Japanese Society of
Environmental Education Vol. 3, No. 2, 1994.
"The World regarding Environment and the Environmental Category :
The State of Environmental Disease and Mechanism", The Journal of
Konan University 90, 1994.
"The Meaning of Experiencing Sandplay Technique", The Japanese
Journal of Health Behavioral Science Vol. 11, Japan Academy for Behavioral
Science, 1996.
"Environment as Foundation of Environmental Education", The Journal of Konan University 98,1996.
"Hanshin Great Earthquake and Mental Health Care", The Journal
of the Japanese Society of Environmental Education, 1996.
"The Dwelling of Life and Mind in Environment", The Journal
of the Japanese Society of Environmental Education, 1996.
"Human Recognition of Environment and Environmental Ethics”, Proceedings of International Symposium for Centenary of Peking University, China, 1998.
"Medical Bioethics and Decision Making : Concerning Paternalism and
Autonomy”, The Japanese Journal of Health Behavioral Science 13, Japan
Academy for Behavioral Science, 1998.
"Life, Medical Ethics and Behavioral Science", The Japanese
Journal of Health Behavioral Science, 1998.
"Self-forming Structure of Nature & Man, and Human Recognition
of Environment", The Journal of Konan University 110, 1999.
"Results of Project for Environmental Education Information”, The
Journal of Information Center for Education and Research 1, Konan University,
2001.
"Environmental Education in the 21st Century and Present Tasks of
Japanese Environmental Education", The Journal of the Japanese Society
of Environmental Education, Special Issue, 2002.
"Original Experience in Nature and Environmental Ethics in Environmental
Education: Regarding Brilliance of Life in Childhood", The Journal
of Konan University, Faculty of Letters 127, 2003.
"An Essay on the Relationship of the Ecological Environment and Living
Things in Environmental Education and Environmental Restoration",
Journal of Association for Nature Restoration and Conservation, Vol.2,
2004.
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| TEACHING |
| Courses Taught |
| Undergraduate Courses |
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 Proseminar I/II/III
Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to Environmental Studies I/II
History of Philosophy
Implementation of Environmental Education I & II
International Network of Environmental Education
Domestic Network of Environmental Education
Cultural Studies of Environment and Art
Museum Studies
Comprehensive Seminar I: Studies of Environmental Education
Comprehensive Seminar II: Studies of Environmental Ethics
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| Graduate Seminars |
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Research Seminar-Supervised Reading and Research
Environmental Education Studies
Environmental Ethics
Biomedical Ethics
Philosophy and the Environment
Advanced Fieldwork Project I(b)
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