Outline
The Institute for Philosophy and Science of Art（IPSA）was founded in 2012 based on the wish of the first Director who prayed for the happiness for humankind and the realization of world peace. Facing the underlying questions of the university’s founding principle of “a future built on the arts” which asks “What is art?” and “What are humans?” our mission has three themes: a bridge between science and art, the role of art in society, and the impact of art on the mind of humans. We take a multidisciplinary approach to clarify them, including the humanities and social and behavioral sciences in order to contribute to the realization of the principle of “a future built on the arts”.
Members
| Director | Hiroshi Yoshioka（Director, Institute Design Kogei） |
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| Professor | Masahiro Miwa |
| Aya Saito | |
| Concurrent Professor | Sakiko Yoshikawa (Professor，Faculty of the Arts／Director, Center for Health and Counseling Services) |
| Kenji Yanobe (Professor, Department of Fine and Applied Arts ／ Director, ULTRA FACTORY) | |
| Miyako Otsuji (Professor, Department of Creative Writing ／ Department of Science of Art) | |
| Concurrent Associate Professor | Ariyoshi Mitamura（Associate Professor, Institute Design Kogei） |
| Concurrent Lecturer | Yukiko Umezaki（Lecturer, Institute Design Kogei） |
| Visiting Professor | Kazuo Oike（Director, Kyoto University of the Arts） |
| Waro Kishi(Architect) | |
| Mutsumi Nishida （Proffesor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo） | |
| Kayo Miura (Proffesor Emeritus, Kyushu University) | |
| Kazunari Shibata (Proffesor Emeritus, Kyoto University) | |
| Shiro Kohshima (Proffesor Emeritus, Kyoto University) | |
| Shinsuke Shimojo (Professor, California Institute of Technology) | |
| Satoshi Sakai (Vice-president, University of Shizuoka） | |
| Takakazu Yumoto (Proffesor Emeritus, Kyoto University) | |
| Masafumi Komatsu (Professor, Kyoto Seika University) | |
| Visiting Associate Professor | Misato Hayashi（Professor, Chubu Gakuin University） |
| Makiko Haragi（Health Communication） |
Promoters
| Yasushi Akashi | Former Special Representative to Secretary-General United Nations / Chairman, International House of Japan |
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| Kazuo Oike | Director, International Institute for Advanced Studies / Adviser , Uryuyama Academic Foundation |
| Kengo Kuma | President, Kengo Kuma & Associates / Professor, the University of Tokyo |
| Ryusho Kobayashi | High Priest, Hieizan Enryakuji |
| Shochoku Tokuyama | Chairman, Uryuyama Academic Foundation |
(as of October 27, 2012)
