In addition to the members of the Theories (Group 1), professors representing each group gathered for an expanded meeting. While coordinating perspectives on the future group meeting procedures, progress reports on research were presented by Shinhaeng Kim, Reiji Suzuki, and Tetsuki Tamura, members of the Theories Group.
When members from different areas of expertise come together, research content can be examined from multiple perspectives. For example, in Professor Kim’s presentation, he referred to Latour’s redefinition of society not as “social connections” but as a “assemblage of humans and non-humans.”: specifically, whether non-humans possess political capacity or are merely “regarded as” possessing it. If we were to substitute non-humans with AI robots, the Group 3 is exploring the possibility that such capabilities exist. On the other hand, if non-human entities are replaced with other objects, would the generalizability change?
Incorporating these many perspectives, research in each subgroup is progressing steadily.
(Authorship: Tatsuro Ayatsuka)
[Research Presentaions]
Shinhaeng Kim: “Proposal of the Terrestrial Concept by Bruno Latour and the Formation of Critical Consensus”
Reiji Suzuki: “Modeling and Experimental Approaches to the Formation and Collapse of Social Groups”
Tetsuki Tamura: “What Are the Challenges of Democracy in the Anthropocene?”