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Current Position:

Professor

Department of Applied Philosophy and Classics

Hiroshima University Graduate School of Letters

1－2－3, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8522, Japan

Mail address:

https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/bungaku/research/teacher/eto_yoshinori

Employment:

2017－Present Hiroshima University, Professor
2007－2009 University of South Australia, Visiting Researcher concurrently
2006－2017 Hiroshima University, Associate Professor
2001 – 2006 Shimonoseki City University, Associate Professor
1999 – 2001 Niimi College, Associate Professor
1999 Overseas Researcher for the Japanese Ministry of Education
1998 – 1999 Niimi College, Associate Professor
1994 – 1998 Niimi College, Lecturer
1988 – 1991 Moji High School, Teacher
1987 – 1988 Dairi High School, Teacher
1985 – 1987 Tosajoshi High School, Teacher

Education:

2017 PhD, Hiroshima University (Graduate School of Education)
1993 Master’s Degree, Hiroshima University (Graduate School of Education)
1985 Bachelor Degree, Hiroshima University (Faculty of Literature, Philosophy and Ethics)

Research Funding and Awards:

2018 – 2020 Grant-in-Aid for Promotion of Private Scientific Research (Individual)
Construction of an Educational Model for Children with Developmental Disabilities based on Steiner Education and Montessori Education.
[Rudolf Steiner, Maria Montessori, Children with Developmental Disabilities]
2013－2015 Grant-in-Aid for Promotion of Scientific Research (Co-Investigator)
Construction of “Peace” Theory; an applied ethical approach focused on the concept of “reconciliation”
[Peace, Applied Ethics, Reconciliation]

2013－2017 Grant-in-Aid for Promotion of Private Scientific Research (Individual)
Contemporary Significance of Steiner Education; international investigation based on capability concept
[Rudolf Steiner, International Investigation, Capability Concept]
2012－2014 Grant-in-Aid for Promotion of Scientific Research (Co-Investigator)
The Development of a Concept “Reconciliation”; an approach towards Peace from the point of view of Applied Ethics.
[Peace, Applied Ethics, Reconciliation]
2009－2011 Grant-in-Aid for Promotion of Scientific Research (Co-Investigator)
The Reconstruction of a Concept “Reconciliation”; an approach towards Peace from the point of view of Applied Ethics.
[Peace, Applied Ethics, Reconciliation]
2008 – 2012 Grant-in-Aid for Promotion of Private Scientific Research (Individual)
The Holistic Paradigm Common to the Educational Thought of Steiner and Montessori
[ Rudolf Steiner, Maria Montessori, Holistic Paradigm]
2005 – 2007 Grant-in-Aid for Promotion of Private Scientific Research (Individual)
The Relation between Nationalism and the Influence of Theosophical Thought on New Education and Cultural Pedagogy in Japan
[New Education, Cultural Pedagogy, Theosophy, Rudolf Steiner, Nationalism]
2002 – 2004 Grant-in-Aid for Promotion of Private Scientific Research (Individual)
The Relation between Cultural Pedagogy and Nationalism in 1920s/30s Japan
[Rudolf Steiner, Munetoshi Irisawa, Cultural Pedagogy, Nationalism]
2001 Funding received from Shimonoseki City University Industry and Culture Study Center
A Study of the Cultural Pedagogy of Hita Gonichi
[Hita Gonichi, Cultural Pedagogy, New Education]
1999 – 2000 Funding received from Kitakyushyu Municipal Matsumoto Seicho Commemoration Pavilion
A Study on “The Testugakukan Affair”
[Aritaka Kumamoto, The Imperial Rescript on Education]
1999 Matsumoto Seicho Research Encouragement Prize (Japan)

Publications:

Books & Chapters

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2018. The Reconstruction of Steiner Educational Thought; revealing its academic validity. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Shuppan.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2018. The Thought of Shinichiro Nishi; think of “Peace and Reconciliation” from Hiroshima. Hiroshima: Hiroshima University Shuppan-Kai.
  3. Eto, Yoshinori. 2015. The structure of Matsumoto Seityo’s theory between nonfiction and fictionid; Toward the interpretation of ‘The Tetsugakukan Affair – Novel ” Tokyo Imperial University”‘. Hiroshima: Hiroshima University Shuppan-Kai.
  4. Eto, Yoshinori. 2008. “Ethics and Education”. Education and Ethics. Tokyo: Nakanishiya, 107-134.
  5. Eto, Yoshinori. 2006. “Steiner Education in Japan,” in, Toshio, Hirose and Hata, Rieko (eds). Steiner Education that Opens Up a New Vista of the Future. Kyoto: Minerva Pub. Com, 189-224.
  6. Eto, Yoshinori. 2005. “Modern Educational Reform and Anxiety,” in, Nishida, Masahiko (ed). À La Carte of “Anxiety”. Fukuoka: The Nishinippon Shimbun, 89-118.
  7. Eto, Yoshinori. 2005. “What is “Freedom” in the Education?” in, Ochi, Mitsugu (ed). Iwanami Applied Ethics Lecture 6 Education, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 91-95.
  8. Eto, Yoshinori. 2005. “Why is not the Sex Education Put within the Range of the Moral Education?” in, Ochi, Mitsugu (ed). Iwanami Applied Ethics Lecture 6 Education, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 251-25
  9. Eto, Yoshinori. 2005. “How are the Formation and the Development of Morality Related?” in, Ochi, Mitsugu (ed). Iwanami Applied Ethics Lecture 6 Education, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 25-25
  10. Eto, Yoshinori. 2005. “Possibility of Oriental Moral Education” in, Ochi, Mitsugu (ed). Iwanami Applied Ethics Lecture 6 Education, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 25-25
  11. Eto, Yoshinori. 2005. “What Relation are Moral Education and “Power to live”?” in, Ochi, Mitsugu (ed). Iwanami Applied Ethics Lecture 6 Education, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 25-25
  12. Eto, Yoshinori. 2005. “What is the purpose of “Reforms in university education”?” in, Ochi, Mitsugu (ed). Iwanami Applied Ethics Lecture 6 Education, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 275-277.
  13. Eto, Yoshinori. 2003. “About the High School Student”. Ymasaki, Hidenori (ed). Educational Practice Guidance, Tokyo: Toshindo Publishing Co., 42-50.
  14. Eto, Yoshinori. 2000. What did Matsumoto Seicho see about “The Tetsugakukan Affair”? Kitakyushyu Municipal Matsumoto Seicho Commemoration Pavilion.
  15. Eto, Yoshinori. 2000. “Steiner and Reform Education Movement”. Hayashi, Tadayuki and Morikawa, Tdasi (eds). The Development of Modern Educational Thought. Hiroshima: Fukumura Shuppan, 284-301.
  16. Eto, Yoshinori. 1998. “Introduction”. Eto, Yoshinori and Ishigami, Satoshi (eds). Sengai. Fukuoka: The Nishinippon Shimbun, 4-12.
  17. Eto, Yoshinori. 1998. “Thought of Sengai”. Eto, Yoshinori and Ishigami, Satoshi (eds). Sengai. Fukuoka: The Nishinippon Shimbun, 89-174.
  18. Eto, Yoshinori. 1998. “Annals of Sengai”. Eto, Yoshinori and Ishigami, Satoshi (eds). Sengai. Fukuoka: The Nishinippon Shimbun,, 189-201.

Journal Articles

2018

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2018. “The History of Educational Thought in Modern Japan; Reconsideration　of historical evaluation of Timeri Tanimoto and Shinichiro Nishi”. HABITUS. 22, 19-35.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2018. “A philosophy as a religion by Yamamoto Mikio”. Monistic Human Formation; The Collection Exhibition of Saint Kugai Yamamoto. 24-29.

2017

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2017. “The Philosophical Foundation of Steiner’s Educational Thought (4); Hegel’s Epistemology Directed to the Acquisition of ‘Spirit’ and ‘Freedom’ (Part 2)”. HABITUS. 21, 17-26.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2017. “The Paradigm of Individuals as ‘Universal’; A Theoretical Framework for Thinking for Happiness and Feelings”. Rinrigaku-Kenkyu. 24, 9-19.

2016

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2016. “The Background to the Establishment of Steiner Educational Thought and Its Practical Characteristics”. Rinrigaku-Kenkyu. 23, 13-30.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2016. “The Philosophical Foundation of Steiner’s Educational Thought (4); Hegel’s Epistemology Directed to the Acquisition of ‘Spirit’ and ‘Freedom’ (Part 1)”. HABITUS. 20, 17-30.
  3. Eto, Yoshinori. 2016. “Shinichiro Nishi’s Thought: The Particular as Universal”. Hiroshima Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities. 14, 1-7.

2015

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2015. “The Philosophical Foundation of Steiner’s Educational Thought (3); The Reception and Overcoming of Fichte’s Theory of the ‘I'”. HABITUS. 19, 35-49.

2014

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2014. “The Philosophical Foundation of Steiner’s Educational Thought (2); Kant’s Epistemology as “The Origin of Philosophical Considerations ” by Steiner”. HABITUS. 18, 101-114.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2014. “Non-Substantiality (Infinity); Fate with Professor Yamamoto Kugai”. 13th Anniversary Memorial Magazine for Prof. Yamamoto. an extra edition, 44-51.
  3. Eto, Yoshinori. 2014. “The Philosophical Foundation of Steiner Educational Thought; Epistemology of Goethe and Hartmann”. Rinrigaku-Kenkyu. 22, 1-19.

2013

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2013. “The Paradigm of Particular as Universal in Shinichiro Nishi’s Thought (2); As a clue to construct concepts of “Reconciliation”. Praxis. 14, 143-166.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2013. “The Philosophical Foundation of Steiner’s Educational Thought (1); Kant’s Epistemology as “The Origin of Philosophical Considerations ” by Steiner”. HABITUS. 17, 45-59.
  3. Eto, Yoshinori. 2013. Book Reviews: “Gen Ito, A Pilgrimage to Freedom by Steiner: Encounter with Goethe, Schiller, and Nietzsche”. Studies in the Philosophy of Education. 107, 233-239.
  4. Eto, Yoshinori, Yuexin SUN. 2013. “Flame of Steiner Education Lit in China; The Receptive Process and Prospects”. Rinrigaku-Kenkyu. 21, 79-101.
  5. Eto, Yoshinori. 2014. “Holistic Paradigm Common to Educational Thought of R. Steiner and M. Montessori. Rinrigaku-Kenkyu. 21, 103-121.

2012

  1. Eto, Yoshinori, 2012. “Tomeri Tanimoto”. Bulletin　Studies in New educational movement. 9, 6-7.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2012. “The Paradigm of Particular as Universal in Shinichiro Nishi’s Thought (1); As a clue to construct concepts of “Reconciliation”. Praxis. 13, 23-41.
  3. Eto, Yoshinori. 2012. “The Paradigm of Particular as Universal in Shinichiro Nishi’s Thought; As a clue to construct concepts of “Reconciliation”. HABITUS. 16, 149-223.
  4. Eto, Yoshinori, 2012. “Modern Portrait – Overcoming the Crisis; Tomeri Tanimoto (3)”. Chugainippoh, 524, 7.
  5. Eto, Yoshinori, 2012. “Modern Portrait – Overcoming the Crisis; Tomeri Tanimoto (2)”. Chugainippoh, 523, 16.
  6. Eto, Yoshinori, 2012. “Modern Portrait – Overcoming the Crisis; Tomeri Tanimoto (1)”. Chugainippoh, 522, 12.

2011

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2011. “A Theosophical Paradigm in Montessori Educational Thought: A Point of Contact with Steiner Educational Thought”. PRAXIS. 12, 107-122.

2010

  1. Eto, Yoshinori, 2010. “Munetoshi Irisawa”. Bulletin　Studies in New educational movement. 6, 6-8.

2009

    Eto, Yoshinori. 2009. “Nishi Shinichiro’s Thought; the Paradigm of Particular as Universal”. Studies in the Philosophy of Education. 99, 147-152.

2007

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2007. “The Theosophical Paradigm in Montessori Educational Thought: A Point of Contact with Steiner Educational Thought”. Montessori Education. 39, 50-68.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2007. “Steiner’s Educational Thought as a Life-Cycle Model of Vertical Axis”. Forum on Modern Education. History of Educational Thought Society.16, 165-168.

2005

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2005. “The Relation between Steiner Thought and Nationalism in the National Remodeling Thought of Shumei Okawa (Part 2)”. Shimonoseki City University Review. 49(2), 49-70.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2005. “The Relation between Steiner Thought and Nationalism in the National Remodeling Thought of Shumei Okawa (Part 1)”. Shimonoseki City University Review. 49(1), 33-49.

2004

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2004. “High School Education and Philosophical Principles: ‘Spirit’ as an Aspect of Overcoming ‘Liberalism'”. Shimonoseki City University Review. 48(1), 71-81.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2003. “On the Structure of ‘Vertical Axis’ in Life Cycle: The Opened Dialectic of a New Theory of Development and Chaos”. Forum on Modern Education. 12, 29-40.

2003

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2003. “The Cultural Pedagogy of Hita Gonichi (Part2)”. Shimonoseki City University Review. 46(3), 63-71.

2002

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2002. “The Cultural Pedagogy of Hita Gonichi (Part1)”. Shimonoseki City University Industry and Culture Study Center Report. 12, 33-50.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2002. “On the Relation between Steiner Education Thought and Nationalism in 1920s/30s Japan (Part3): Focusing on the Cultural Pedagogical Understanding of Irisawa Munetoshi”. Shimonoseki City University Review. 46(1), 55-66.
  3. Eto, Yoshinori. 2002. “On the Relation between Steiner Education Thought and Nationalism in 1920s/30s Japan (Part2): Focusing on the Cultural Pedagogical Understanding of Irisawa Munetoshi”. Shimonoseki City University Review. 45(3), 55-66.

2001

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2001. “On the Relation between Steiner Education Thought and Nationalism in 1920s/30s Japan (Part1): Focusing on the Cultural Pedagogical Understanding of Irisawa Munetoshi”. Shimonoseki City University Review. 45(2), 63-72.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2001. “The Aspect and Conflict　of Decipherment of Seicho Matsumoto on ‘The Tetugakukan Affair'”. Matsumoto Seicho Studies. 2, 181-193.
  3. Eto, Yoshinori. 2001. “Matsumoto Seicho and the Tetugakukan Affair”. The Inoue Enryo Center Toyo University Quarterly Journal “Satya”. January , 34-36.
  4. Eto, Yoshinori. 2001. “On the Process of Tomeri Tanimoto’s Adoption of Steiner Pedagogy: Focusing on Tanimoto’s ‘View of Religious Education'”. The Journal of The Nippon Buddhist Education Research Association. 9, 261-280.
  5. Eto, Yoshinori, et al. 2001. “A Study on Attitudes and Considerations in Study and Life, etc. of Child Care Students: Based on the Questionnaire Survey to the Student of Child Care junior College (ten schools) in Okayama Prefecture. Nurse Training Research. 18, 1-17.

2000

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2000. “‘The Teacher’s Self-Education’ in Steiner Education: Report 1 of Research Based on Overseas Research Expense of the Ministry of Education”. Niimi College Bulletin. 21, 43-53.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2000. “What did Matsumoto Seicho see on ‘The Tetsugakukan Affair’ (‘Novel Tokyo empire university’)?”. Research Report by Seicho Matsumoto Research Encouragement Project in the First Time, Kitakyusyu City Matsumoto Seicho Memorial, 57-136.
  3. Eto, Yoshinori. 2000. “On the Relationship between Aritaka Kumamoto and Steiner Thought”. The Journal of The Nippon Buddhist Education Research Association. 8, 89-110.

1999

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 1999. “Rudolf Steiner”. Niimi College Bulletin. 20, 171-182.

1998

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 1998. “Steiner Education in Movement of education al Reforms in German”. Niimi College Bulletin. 19, 75-87.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 1998. “Sengai’s ‘Yuige'”. The Journal of Ethical Studies, The Rinrigaku Kenkyu (Hiroshima University). 11, 47-66.
  3. Eto, Yoshinori. 1998. “Steiner Education as Alternative”. School Management Research (Meijitoshoshuppan). May, 23.
  4. Eto, Yoshinori. 1998. “Eine Betrachtung on die Anthroposophische Erkenntnis Theorie Rudolf Steiners”. Studies in the Philosophy of Education. 77, 65-77.

1997

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 1997. “Toward a Solution for the ‘Scientification’ Problem in Steiner Pedagogy: Anthroposophical Epistemology as a Clue”. Research on Education of Man. 10, 101-115.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 1997. “The Thought of Sengai Gibon, the Zen Master in Hakata (Part2)”. Niimi College Bulletin. 18, 169-202.
  3. Eto, Yoshinori. 1997. “The Explication of Sengai’s Zen Thought through an Analysis of His Books – “A Circle -Drawing” As a Clue”. The Journal of Ethical Studies, The Rinrigaku Kenkyu (Hiroshima University). 10, 91-111.

1996

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 1996. “The Thought of Sengai Gibon, the Zen Master in Hakata (Part1)”. Niimi College Bulletin. 17, 197-218.

1995

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 1995. “The Educational Aim Theory: The Limit and Prospect of Ethical Relativism”. Niimi College Bulletin. 16, 13-23.

1994

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 1994. “Nietzsche’s Theory of indispensable Illusion”. Niimi College Bulletin. 15, 143-163.

1993

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 1993. “Steiner’s Educational Thought: Modern meaning of Anthroposophical Theory on Mind and Body” Hiroshima University Graduate School of Education Master’s Thesis Excerpt, 5-8.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 1993. “‘Wisdom of Myth’ as a Frame of New Wisdom: To Understand teiner’s Anthroposophical Understanding on Humanity”. Pedagogy Research Journal. 38(1), 1-6.

Dictionaries

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2008. The Applied Ethics Dictionary. Maruzen.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2003. The Educational Word Dictionary. Minerva Pub. Com., 11-12, 28, 37-38, 56, 90, 118-119, 141-142, 155, 207-208, 265, 296, 412-413, 420, 431-432, 442, 473-474, 477-478, 497, 525-526.
  3. Eto, Yoshinori. 2000. The Educational Thought Dictionary. Keisoshobo, 383-385.

Translations

  1. Eto, Yoshinori. 2017. Philip Cam, Children and ethic; for morals to think and discuss. Moeshobo.
  2. Eto, Yoshinori. 2017. Anselm Winfried Müller, What is virtue useful for? (Was taugt die Tugend?) Koyoshobo, 205-238.
  3. Eto, Yoshinori. 1995. Belief, Moral, and Education. Tamagawa University Press, 104-127,
    267-273.

Academic Society Affiliations

  1. Philosophy of Education Society of Japan
  2. History of Educational Thought Society
  3. Japanese Society for Holistic Education / Care
  4. Japan Moral Education Society
  5. Japan Society of Research on Early Childhood Care and Education
  6. The Japanese Society for Ethics
  7. The Japan Society for British Idealism
  8. The West Japan Society for Applied Ethics
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