Reconsidering the View of Life: From Ecology to Brain Death (1994)

An introductory book on life studies, particularly environmental philosophy and brain death. (This page is under construction)

An Intellectual Method of Facing Oneself (1997, 2001, 2006 )

A collection of essays published in newspapers, magazines, and journals. Discussed topics are freedom, sexuallity, death, aging, education, love affairs, history, etc. (This page is under construction)

Life Studies for Beginners: A Philosophy for Facing Oneself (2005)

Introductory lectures on care for terminally ill patients, the relationship between parents and children, conditional love, painless civilization, feminism, eugenic thought and disability, and so on. A handbook for beginners on life studies.

Brain Dead Person: From the viewpoint of life studies (1989, 2000)
The digital text is available online

The classic book that introduced "human relationship oriented analysis" instead of "brain-centered analysis, and fundamentally changed Japanese bioethics. Stimulating discussion especially to an English audience.

Painless Civilization: A Philosophical Critique of Desire (2003)
Translation is in progress

The most controversial book I have ever written. The endless tendency to eliminate pain and suffering makes us totally lose sight of the meaning of life that is indispensable to human beings. How to battle against painless civilization?

How to Live in a Post-religious Age (1996)

This is a book that declared the third way between religion and science, as a response to Aum Shinrikyo cult's sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway systems in 1995 as a result of their pursuit of "truth" and "awakening." Morioka's most loved book.

The Insensitive Man: A Philosophical Essay on Male Sexuality (2005)
The digital text is available online

A fascinating book on male sexuality, especially men's sexual insensitivity, men's self-denial about their bodies, and their desire of little girls and school uniforms. How to escape from being an insensitive man? An epoch-making book in men's studies.

Consciousness Communication: The Birth of a Dream Navigator (1993, 2002)

A pioneering work, published in 1993, before the commercial internet and portable phones, that anticipated today's chaotic cyber-society using such terms as "community of anonymity," "consciousness interaction field," "conscioussness communication," and "dream navigator."

Life Studies Approaches to Bioethics: A New Perspective on Brain Death, Feminism, and Disability (2001)

"Life studies approach," a completely new way of thinking about bioethical issues. Attractive discussion of "the fundamental sense of security","the reality of swaying I", "men's bioethics," and "the advent of an absent being." You will experience a new dimension.

An Invitation to the Study of Life: Beyond Bioethics (1988) 

My first book. I insisted that environmental issues and medical issues are closely connected with each other. (This page is under construction)

Studies of Interdependence (1994)

The report of an interdisciplinary joint research on the coming aging society. A book with joint authorship. (This page is under construction)

Life Torn Apart (1995-1998, 2001)

Analysis of "the nature of connectedness (with all living things)", "the nature of self-interest", and "the nature of mutual support", which are deeply engraved onto human life. (This page is under construction)

Brain and Life: A dialogue (1995, 2003)

A dialogue with Takeshi Yoro, anatomist. Professor Yoro is a well known scholar, whose latest book The Wall of Fools sold more than 3 million copies. (This page is under construction)

How Contemporary Civilization Transforms Human Life (1999)

Collection of dialogues with five distinguished scholars and teachers. Original dialogues were aired on NHK Educational Television. (This page is under construction)

Can Men Save the World? (1995)

A dialugue with Shoichi Inoue, historian. We talked about feminism, men's studies, and sexuality. (This page is under construction)

Cyber Social Welfare (1994)

Collection of dialogues with five young scholars. The topic was cyber-space technology and social welfare.... (This page is under construction)

Book Reviews as a Pleasure (2002)

Collection of book reviews published in newspapers and magazines from 1986 to 2001. (This page is under construction)