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第15回（2016年） award
Masao Morita
もりた まさお
Morita Masao
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- Tokyo, Japan
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- United States (Chicago) → Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan → Kyoto, Japan (resident)
経歴
- 職業
- author, independent researcher, lecturer
- 活動期間
- 2010年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Yoshinori Kono, Ken Suzuki
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toho Junior High School / Toho High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo | College of Arts and Sciences (Class II) → Faculty of Engineering (Systems Creation) → Faculty of Science (Mathematics) | Mathematics / related fields | — | 2004 - 2010（概算・在学期） | Japan |
Toho Junior High School / Toho High School
国:
Japan
Member of high school basketball club
University of Tokyo
College of Arts and Sciences (Class II) → Faculty of Engineering (Systems Creation) → Faculty of Science (Mathematics)
/ Mathematics / related fields
期間:
2004 - 2010（概算・在学期）
国:
Japan
Applied to graduate school (Mathematical Sciences at the University of Tokyo) but was not admitted
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kobayashi Hideo Prize | The Body That Does Mathematics | — | Kobayashi Hideo Prize Selection Committee | winner |
| 2022 | Kawai Hayao Academic Award | Calculating Life | — | Kawai Hayao Award Selection Committee | winner |
Kobayashi Hideo Prize
2016
対象作品:
The Body That Does Mathematics
主催:
Kobayashi Hideo Prize Selection Committee
結果:
winner
Kawai Hayao Academic Award
2022
対象作品:
Calculating Life
主催:
Kawai Hayao Award Selection Committee
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Body That Does Mathematics
2015年 Essay / Popular mathematicsA first solo book linking mathematical thought and physical embodiment. It explores how mathematical experience relates to the body and everyday sensibilities.
embodiment of mathematicseducationeveryday mathematics
Calculating Life
2021年 Non-fiction / Science essaysAn exploration of how computational and algorithmic perspectives reframe understandings of life and society. Awarded an academic prize in 2022.
computational theoryconceptions of lifephilosophy
Gifts of Mathematics
2019年 Essay / EducationA short essay collection introducing the appeal of mathematics from the perspective of giving and sharing.
mathematical introductioneducationsharing
How Should We Live? An Ecological Turn of Words and Thought
2021年 Essays / PhilosophyA collection of essays rethinking the relationship between language and thought, proposing a shift in ways of living and thinking.
language and thoughtways of livingepistemic shift
全著作
- The Body That Does Mathematics
- Mishima Magazine × Masao Morita, Issue 0
- The Mathematician Who Became an Ant
- Gifts of Mathematics
- Calculating Life
- How Should We Live? An Ecological Turn of Words and Thought
作風・主題
- 文体
- essayistic, explaining specialized concepts in accessible languagelinking embodiment with mathematical thinking
- 頻出モチーフ
- body-mind connectioncalculation and lifeeducation / learning spaces
評価・遺産
Known for introducing mathematical perspectives into education and everyday thought through books and lectures. As an independent researcher he has run public 'mathematics concerts' and adult lectures, contributing to public engagement with mathematics.
豆知識
- Spent part of his childhood in the United States (Chicago).
- Was a member of his high school's basketball team and was influenced by Yoshinori Kono's theories on the body.
- Established a mathematics dojo in Itoshima (Fukuoka) in 2010 and later moved to Kyoto to continue independent research.