An article by Professor Toshio Kawai, entitled “Conseguenze della concezione tradizionale della natura e della psiche per la definizione dei problemi ambientali e psicologici,” appeared in a collection of papers in Italy.

An article by Professor Toshio Kawai, entitled “Conseguenze della concezione tradizionale della natura e della psiche per la definizione dei problemi ambientali e psicologici (Consequences of the traditional conception of nature and psyche for the definition of environmental and psychological problems),” appeared in a collection of papers Il corpo della terra: Da una visione egologica a una visione ecologica (The body of the earth: From an egological vision to an ecological vision) in Italy. This article was rewritten based on the presentation at the symposium, “Psiche ed ambiente” (Psyche and Environment), held in Rome on July 5, 2019.

*The following images are a poster of the symposium and a photo of the day.

According to the traditional understanding of people, psyche was spread to nature. Based on this idea, Prof. Kawai described that psyche was internalized in Europe with the progress of modernization, while in Japan, psyche and nature were not separated. This bore fruits in a unique form of internalization, such as the Japanese art of flower arrangement (Ikebana) or that of gardening.

Today, in the post-modern age, it can be said that the psyche is spreading outside again via the Internet. Prof. Kawai discusses the possibility of a new relationship with the environment in such a situation.

Toshio Kawai. (2020). Conseguenze della concezione tradizionale della natura e della psiche per la definizione dei problemi ambientali e psicologici. Il corpo della terra: Da una visione egologica a una visione ecologica. Castelvecchi, pp. 261-276.

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Title: Il corpo della terra: Da una visione egologica a una visione ecologica
Edited by Giusy Mantione and Eugenia Romanelli
Publisher: Castelvecchi (2020)
355 pages
ISBN-13: 978-8832828719

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2020/05/27