Nomu No Naka No Hoko Kankaku

[Machine Translation] In times of crisis, in times when the future is uncertain, what is the kind of intelligence and culture that is truly needed and truly believed in? It is a "sense of direction" that can keep one's eyes on the road even in a thick fog with poor visibility. It is the intellectual stamina to withstand increasing complexity, and to encounter a solid language that allows us to put down roots even when we get lost. This is a record of contemplations by a clinical philosopher in the fields of society, politics, culture, education, and earthquakes, all the while sharpening his own sense of direction.

危機の時代、先の見えない時代において、ほんとうに必要とされ、ほんとうに信じられる知性・教養とはなにか?それは、視界の悪い濃霧の中でも道を見失わずにいられる「方向感覚」のこと。複雑性の増大に耐えうる知的体力をもち、迷ってもそこに根を下ろしなおすことのできるたしかな言葉と出会う。社会、政治、文化、教育、震災などの領域において、臨床哲学者がみずからの方向感覚を研ぎ澄ませながら綴った思索の記録。