Welcome
to the website of Satoshi Higuchi, who is professor of philosophy and aesthetics of body,
mind and culture, teaching at the Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University, Japan.



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Born in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture in 1955
Studied at the University of Tsukuba for the undergraduate and the doctoral program including master
1974-1983
Ph.D.(University of Tsukuba), 1983
Research Assistant at Hiroshima University, 1983-1989
Visiting Scholar at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in U.S., 1988-1989
Assistant Professor at Hiroshima University, 1989-1993
Associate Professor, 1993-2003
Full Professor at the Department of Learning Science, Graduate School of Education,
Hiroshima University, 2003-
　Department Chair, 2004-2008


Publications (only in English)

*"The Politics of Modern Japan: The Fine Arts versus the Martial Arts" Congress Book II Selected
　Papers (XVIIth International Congress of Aesthetics), 2009, pp.89-96.
*"An Aspect of Undoing Aesthetics: On W.Welsch's Aesthetics of Sport" Aesthetics, No.13,
　2009.4.pp.11-21.
*"Ethical Learning and the Problem of Body," Marsal, E. et.al (Hrsg.) Ethische Reflexionskompetenz
　im Grundsculalter: Konzepte des Philosphierens mit Kindern, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2007,
　pp.193-204.
*"Learning as Mimesis: Aspects of Play, Art and Morality," Camhy, D.G. (Ed.) Philosophical
　Foundations of Innovative Learning, Sankt Augustin: Academia Verlag, 2007, pp.124-130.
*"Eastern Mind-Body Theory and Somaesthetics," Imai, Y. & Wulf, C. (Eds.) Concepts of Aesthetic
　Education: Japanese and European Perspectives, Münster: Waxmann, 2007, pp.88-96.
*"Mimesis and Play," Marsal, E. & Dobashi, T. (Hg.) Das Spiel als Kulturtechnik des ethischen
　Lernens, Münste: Lit Verlag, 2005, pp.46.
*"Memories of Hiroshima and Soccer"Elis, K. (Hg.) bildungsreise - reisebildung, Münste: Lit Verlag,
　2004, pp.67-71. (The Organizing Committee of the Symposium of Sendai College (Ed.) Proceedings
　of the International Symposium on Soccer and Society, 2003, pp.85
*"Violence and Edcation from the Viewpoint of Mimesis," Report of the Research Project, 2002,
　pp.183-193.
*"Popularization of Sports and Japanese Modernism," Proceedings of the 2nd Tsukuba International
　Workshop on Sport Education, 1996, pp.101-104.
*"Rethinking the Relationship between Sport and Art," Sport and Values: Proceedings of the 22nd
　Annual Conference of the PSSS, 1994, pp.75-85.
*"From Art toward Sport - An Extension of the Aesthetics," Aesthetics (Japanese Society of
　Aesthetics), 1994, pp.113-122.
*"Liveliness and Personality: The Content of the Aesthetic Object in Sport," Andre, J. & James,
　D.N. (Eds.) Rethinking College Athletics, Temple University Press, 1991, pp.103-108.
*"Heidegger's Concept of Authenticity and Sport Experience," The Bulletin of the Faculty of
　Education, Hiroshima University, No.39, 1991, pp.131-137.
*"Problem Areas of the Aesthetics of Sport: An Introduction to the Aesthetics of Sport and a
　Survey of Literature," The Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, Hiroshima University, No.38, 1990,
　pp.139-149.
*The Aesthetic Studies of Sport in Japan," The Proceedings of the PSSS Conference, 1987, pp.
　187-191.


Translations

*Brian Denman "Education Security as a New Concept: Technology transfer and the hidden curriculum,"
　2011.
*David Turner "The Science of Education and the Philosophy of Sport," 2009.
*David Turner "Theory and Practice of Education," 2009.
*Richard Shusterman "Somaesthetics and Performance," 2009.
*Helen Cowie "Understanding why children and young people engage in bullying," 2008.
*Dena Beeghly "Literacy Learning and Electronic Discussion: My Recent Research Interest," 2008.
*Luise McCarty "Integrating Academic Study and Field-based Inquiry; Examples from the US,"2007.
*Gunter Gebauer "Nietzsche, Foucault and Heroism in Sports," 2007.
*Luise McCarty "'Bildung,' Multiculturalism and the Reform of Higer Education: My Academic
　Background and Research Interests," 2007.
*Phillip Gonon "Vocational Education in Switzerland and Europe: Trends and Prospects," 2007.
*Karel van der Leeuw "Philosophy for Children: Introductory Remarks," 2006.
*Karel van der Leeuw "Some Issues in Philosophy for Children," 2006.
*Jürgen Oelkers "School Reform in Switzerland," 2006.
*Jürgen Oelkers "How did the 'Active Child' come into Educational Theory?" 2006, with Suzuki, Y.
*Christoph Jaffke "English Education for Children: Practical Suggestions from Waldorf Education,"
　2005.
*Richard Shusterman "Entertainment: A Question for Aesthetics," 2002.
*Richard Shusterman "Pragmatist Aesthetics and Asian Thought," 2002.
*Richard Shusterman "Somaesthetics and Education," 2002.
*Richard Shusterman "Wittgenstein's Somaesthetics: Explanation and Melioration in Philosophy
　of Mind, Art, and Politics," 2002.
*Gunter Gebauer "The Worldmaking of the Hand," 2000.
*Beate Krais "The Academic Disciplines: Social Field and Culture," 1999.
*Gunter Gebauer "The Concept of Mimesis in Education: The Basic Ideas about Mimesis," 1999.
*Gunter Gebauer "What is Historical Anthropology?" 1999.
*Gunter Gebauer "Movement and Worldmaking," 1998.
*Gunter Gebauer "Orality and Literality in Sport: On the Language of the Body and Art," 1996.


Visiting Professors our Department of Learning Science invited:

Bart, M. William (Univ. of Minnesota, USA, 1998.1.1-1998.3.31)
Hiew, C. Chok ( Univ. of New Brunswick, Canada, 1998.5.1-1999.3.31)
Gebauer, Gunter (Free Univ. of Berlin, Germany, 1999.8.1-2000.3.31)
Lenz, Werner (Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2000.6.1-2001.3.31)
Albert, Dietrich (Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2001.4.1-2002.3.31)
Shusterman, Richard (Temple Univ., USA, 2002.7.1-2003.6.30)
Schmutz, Hans-Ulrich (Free Univ. of Anthroposophic Pedagogy Mannheim, Germany,
　2003.7.1～2004.6.30)
Harju, Beverly (Univ. of East Carolina, USA, 2004.7.1-2004.12.31)
Jaffke, Christoph (Free Waldorf Univ. of Education Stuttgart, Germany, 2005.1.1-2005.6.30)
Roth, Roswith (Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2005.7.1-2005.12.31)
Oelkers, Jürgen (Univ. of Zürich, Switzerland, 2006.3.1-2006.6.30)
Van ver Leeuw, Karel (Univ. of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2006.7.10-2007.12.20)
St Leger, Pamela (Univ. of Melbourne, Australia, 2007.1.4-2007.7.4)
McCarty, Luise (Indiana Univ., USA, 2007.8.20-2007.12.20)
Beeghly, Dena (West Chester Univ., USA, 2008.1.7-2008.7.6)
Cowie, Helen A. (Univ. of Surrey, UK, 2008.7.25-2009.7.24)
Turner, David A. (Univ. of Glamorgan, UK, 2009.8.1-2010.7.31)
Greimel, Elfriede (Medical Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2010.8.1-2011.1.31)
Denman, Brian (Univ. of New England, Australia, 2011.7.1-2011.12.31)



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