If we can share "beauty," strong empathy will arise!
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Keywords: beauty, aesthetics, empathy, Instagram-worthy, questions without answers
My research fields span aesthetics, art studies, color theory, and contemporary faith theory. Among these, I am particularly focused on research in aesthetics, which is a branch of philosophy. Aesthetics can be described as the philosophy of sensibility. Sensibility refers to things that can be clearly recognized but cannot be explained. For example, the concept of beauty certainly exists as a common understanding among people, but the question of "why something that feels beautiful is beautiful" cannot be clearly explained. Aesthetics involves deep contemplation of such matters. The results of research in aesthetics have the potential to exert a significant influence on the world. For instance, religion and politics are perceived differently depending on one's position. However, the beauty of art, such as music, painting, novels, and poetry, is something that can be felt similarly regardless of differing positions. In other words, if research in aesthetics can clarify "what beauty is," it may enable a very strong dissemination of the information one wishes to convey.
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Yukiko Kato, Professor Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences 【Recent Research Themes】 ● Starting in 2023, I have begun a collaborative research project that establishes aesthetics as the foundation of ethics, aiming to create a "new ethics for a new era." ●【Collaborators】 Hiroshi Yoshioka (Kyoto University), Miki Okubo (IAMAS), Tomoko Shimizu (Tokyo University of the Arts), Masahiro Miwa (Kyoto University of the Arts), Kyoko Ozawa (Wayo Women's University), Burkhard Tove (Saitama University)
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【Appeal Points to the Industry】 ● In addition to numerous research papers, lectures, and academic publications, I began publishing my own novels in 2021. ● I started writing novels in 2008, and since then, I have gradually published what I have written, spreading the concept of "beauty" not only through academia but also through the field of art. 【Examples of Practical Application, Case Studies, and Utilization】 ● Yukiko Kato, "Pragmatism of the New Impressionists," Sangen-sha, 2012 ● Yukiko Kato, "Color Therapy and the Faith of a High-Consumption Society," Sanga, 2015 ● Yukiko Kato, "Cloud Journey," Suiseisha, 2021 ● Yukiko Kato, "Overlap," Suiseisha, 2023 ● Yukiko Kato, "Art History of Pointillism," Suiseisha, 2024
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