Exactly one year ago, in December 2016, I was in Brussels for the 2nd Conference of the European Network of Japanese Philosophy, talking about Andō Shōeki and his vision of the human being in the shihōsei, the “world of the private law”. The presentation was a sequel to the one I did in Barcelona in 2015, about the creative use of language and the coinage of new philosophical concepts.
The ENOJP members behind the scenes did a great job and edited the video of the presentation, including the slides I used at the time. I really have a strange feeling when I see myself on video, and one year later (and wiser) I would change many things in the slides and in the way I present, but I think sharing the video might be a good idea – for feedback, for transparency, and maybe for future reference.
I’m looking forward to seeing the videos from the conference in Paris this year. Until then, if you want to see what the ENOJP conferences look like, you can subscribe to their YouTube channel.
So here I am, talking about human beings and mutual natures: