I am not satisfied with applied ethics

What is the aim of life studies?

Our ultimate aim is to live in this society without regret. In order to do that, we have to reconsider the meaning of our own life and death seriously. In this materialistic, capitalistic society deeply influenced by scientific technology, we are apt to forget the meaning of life and the value of our existence. We have to fundamentally criticize the negative aspects of contemporary civilization, scientific technology, and capitalism. Gender, sexuality, violence, war, and ecology are also important topics of life studies. We need wisdom and mutual support on the intelectual level. This is why life studies is needed.

But, we have already had bioethics and environmental ethics.

At first I studied bioethics and environmental ethics, but soon I realized that they had a fatal flaw. 1) Bio-medical ethics was separated from environmental ethics. 2) Bioethics did not pose questions about "the meaning of life" and "the nature of contemporary civilization." 3) They concentrated on "ethics," and seemed to make light of other approaches. Hence, I concluded that we need another approach to this topic. I am not satisfied with applied ethics.

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What is Life Studies
(2004)
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