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 | Aya Saito |
| Masahiro Miwa | |
| Concurrent Professor | Miyako Otsuji (Professor, Department of Creative Writing ／ Department of Science of Art) |
| Concurrent Associate Professor | Yukiko Umezaki（Associate Professor, Institute Design Kogei） |
| Ariyoshi Mitamura（Associate Professor, Institute Design Kogei） | |
| Research Fellow | Kazuo Oike（former head of the university, Kyoto University of the Arts） |
| Visiting Professor | Waro Kishi (Architect) |
| Shiro Kohshima (Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University) | |
| Masafumi Komatsu (Professor, Kyoto Seika University) | |
| Satoshi Sakai (Vice-president, University of Shizuoka） | |
| Shinsuke Shimojo (Professor, California Institute of Technology) | |
| Kazunari Shibata (Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University) | |
| Mutsumi Nishida （Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo / University of the Ryukyus) | |
| Misato Hayashi（Professor, Chubu Gakuin University） | |
| Kayo Miura (Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University) | |
| Takakazu Yumoto (Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University) | |
| Sakiko Yoshikawa (Former President, Kyoto University of the Arts / Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University) | |
| Visiting Associate Professor | Makiko Haragi（Health Communication） |
| Asuka Tosaka（Research Fellow, Kyoto University） |
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)
