Humanities in the Global and Digital Age: The Role of Humanities Research Traditions and Interactions in Contemporary Society
Location: Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo (Aug. 23, 2023), Mita Campus, Keio University (Aug. 24, 2023)
The 36th General Assembly of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH) takes place on August 21st and 22nd, 2023 at the Mita Campus, Keio University. Associated to the GA, the international conference takes place following the tradition of the CIPSH-GA.
Humanities have been studied since ancient times and have made significant contributions to human life and society. It is worth recognizing their continuous value for human life and sustainable society in contemporary contexts. The CIPSH 2023 Tokyo International Conference provides a forum to discuss issues in contemporary contexts, focusing on three main themes:
- Global/world humanities
- Humanities and digital science & technology
- The role of the scholarly research tradition of humanities in contemporary society
The Special “BRIDGES” Session takes place as the First Session of the first day. Nine keynotes are devoted to the three main themes. Six roundtable sessions cover topics “New Techno-Humanities,” “Planetary Health Humanities,” “Reinventing Education,” “Art and Creativity,” “Reflectivity and Contemporary Humanities,” and “Exchanges of Goods, People, and Ideas.” The Panel session on Humanity Studies on Disagreement, Communication, and Mutual Understanding. Also takes place.
Publication Date of this Formal Proceedings Edition: Jan.25th, 2024. A minor revision: February 9, 2024.
Proceedings co-editors, Mitsuhiro Okada and Koji Mineshima (Keio University)
Editors’ Note: This Proceedings was first prepared as the on-site Program & Proceedings at the CIPSH 2023 Conference, Tokyo, August 23-24. Some Roundtable, Panel and Keynote sections were revised by the Roundtable/Panel leaders and Keynote speakers. Each Roundtable and Panel section is included in this Proceedings in the form the Section leaders submitted, with the minimum editorial stylistic modifications. Those are also the case of the Keynote speakers’ abstracts/extended abstracts.