Comprehensive List of Researchers "Information Knowledge"
Department of Systems and Social Informatics
- Name
- KUKITA, Minao
- Group
- Philosophy of Information Group
- Title
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Associate Professor
- Degree
- Ph. D.
- Research Field
- Philosophy / Ethics
Current Research
Philosophu of mathematics, philosophy of language, philosophy of technology, ethics of technology
The central question of my research is ``How words obtain their meanings?'' I employ the following approaches to the question: (1) a formal approach, in which I focus on the logical aspect of language, and investigate into the structure and dynamics of language itself based on methods of formal logic, (2) a pragmatic approach, in which I investigate into the meaning of an utterance by taking into account what we achieve (or try to achieve) in our practical communication, and (3) a techno-philosophical approach, in which I pay attention to complicated interactions between information technologies (here I include abstract things like language or grammar) and the individuals (or communities) who use them, and reflect on features of human recognition or communication. I am also interested in the influence of IT on the society, and its ethical implications. In particular, I am conducting study on the ethical implications of robotics in cooperation with roboticists and ethicists.
Career
- Minao Kukita received Ph. D. from Kyoto University. Since 2014, he has been an associate professor at Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University.
Academic Societies
- The Philosophical Association of Japan
- Japan Association for the Contemporary and Applied Philosophy
- Japan Association for Philosophy of Science
- Philosophy of Science Society Japan
- The Kansai Philosophical Association
- Kyoto Association for Philosophy
- Chubu Association for Philosophy
Publications
- ``Another case against killer robot'' in Sociable Robots and the Future of Social Relations, Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, Volume 273, Dec. 2014, pp. 291-295.
- ``Can robots understand values?: Artificial morality and ethical symbol grounding.'' In Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Applied Ethics and Applied Philosophy in East Asia, Feb. 2014, pp. 65-76.
