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Eiji Uehiro
Japanese ethicist, social educator, and writer (1937–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eiji Uehiro (上廣 榮治, Uehiro Eiji; 6 June 1937 – 11 January 2019) was a Japanese ethicist, social educator, and writer. He was the founder of the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education, in 1987, and the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, in 2003.
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Early life and education
Uehiro was born in Kumamoto Prefecture on 6 June 1937.[1] In 1960, he graduated from the Chuo University, Faculty of Law.[2]
Career
Uehiro established the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education in 1987, which later became a partner of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. The foundation was inspired by his father, Tetsuhiko Uehiro, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, whose experiences led him to forming a traditional ethics organization in Japan, which Uehiro considered not to have a universal or international enough focus.[3] In 2002, he established the Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford; a year later, this led to the formation of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.[4]
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Recognition
Uehiro received the Medal with Blue Ribbon from the Emperor of Japan in 1997, for his services to ethical education.[5] In 2016, he received the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class.[6]
English publications
- Uehiro, Eiji (2012). Practical Ethics for Our Time. Translated by Becker, Carl. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-0480-8.
References
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