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Where no one lives, there is no disaster and no disaster prevention. Disaster prevention is to protect people's lives in the society in which they live from disasters. But who are these "people"? And is disaster an external enemy? Both disaster prevention and disasters themselves have a lot to do with the state of society and the state of life. This being so, what is the "fertile society" we are aiming for? What is the relationship between a "fertile society" and disaster prevention? What is the role of universities in disaster management? We will engage in philosophical and historical discussions while "interfering" with other units.
I confess that after walking through the uninhabited port area of Ishinomaki in May 2011 and facing the eyes of those who heard the explosion of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant with their own ears, I was unable to write my academic paper. I knew in my head that this was the time to write, but the meaning of writing a paper evaporated, and something in me stopped. The next decade or so was a time of groping in the dark, trying to start over from this state of meaninglessness. The activities of the Philosophy of Disaster Prevention Research Unit may be, for me, a struggle to grasp "something meaningful" by haunting the thoughts, expressions, and actions of my predecessors and contemporaries who, in the face of numerous disasters and stoppages, have greatly advanced their quests.
Practice expressing thought and opening thought
・Norihisa Kurenuma, "On the Scale and Rhythm of the City" (in dialogue with Tomohiro Hikoe), "Thinking from the Islamic City" (in dialogue with Masashi Morita), Naoki Yoshihara, Norihisa Kurenuma, and Urban Space Research Group, Cities are Shaking: Five Dialogues, Toshindo, 2020.
・Yu Arima, "Anti-Formation to Mass Society" (2020), 18th Yukio Ozaki (Gakudo) Cup Speech Contest, Prize for Excellence.
・Yu Arima, "Essay on Life and Death on the Sand" (2021), 19th Yukio Ozaki (Gakudo) Cup Speech Contest, Excellence Prize; 66th Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Cup National Youth Speech Contest, Excellence Prize.
・Yu Arima "The Greatest Legacy" (2022), The 20th Yukio Ozaki (Gakudo) Cup Speech Contest, Excellence Prize; The 67th Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Cup National Youth Speech Contest, Grand Prize.
・Akira Hosoda, "Longing" (2022), Excellence Award in the National Civil Engineering Speech Contest, Yu Arima Cup.
