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Towards the Reconstruction of the Cosmos: In Consideration of a Polyphonic Way of Life

In: The Kyoto Post-COVID Manifesto For Global Economics

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  • Toshiaki Maruyama

    (RINRI Institute of Ethics)

Abstract

Our world today is one of increasing confusion, overrun with an ominous and widespread nihilism even as it needs a vision for the near future, while Japan itself suffers from stagnation: In this chapter, we discuss the way to overcome this situation by applying the concept of “polyphony.” Then we argue the necessity of reconstructing the cosmos. As the world is increasingly becoming a mere aggregation of fragmented and inorganic individuals, I think there is a need to reconsider the ways of thinking surrounding the correspondence between the microcosmos and the macrocosmos. The world of animism as discussed herein offers fertile ground, as does Eastern philosophy that is rooted in “nothingness” and “non-being” that could ably guide us on such a path. In this chapter, I would like to present a model as well as practical daily tasks that we could use towards the reconstruction of the cosmos, all using polyphony as a keyword.

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  • Toshiaki Maruyama, 2022. "Towards the Reconstruction of the Cosmos: In Consideration of a Polyphonic Way of Life," Creative Economy, in: Stephen Hill & Tadashi Yagi & Stomu Yamash’ta (ed.), The Kyoto Post-COVID Manifesto For Global Economics, chapter 0, pages 111-125, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:crechp:978-981-16-8566-8_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-8566-8_7
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