共同センター長 / Director

現在経験している価値観の急速な変化には、特定分野の学術的知識を究めるだけでは対処できません。歴史を俯瞰し、時代が課する知的束縛から自由になって「人間とは何か」について問い続けること、すなわちリベラルアーツが必要です。それは習う知識ではなく、積極的学びと対話によって自ら作り上げるものです。このセンターはその場を提供することを使命としています。

Today’s drastic changes of social values could not properly be handled by deepening specific academic knowledge. One needs to keep posing a lifetime question : what are we? by looking into the overall history of mankind, and by freeing yourself from intellectual constraints imposed by the times. This is precisely where liberal arts play its best role. It is not a knowledge given to you but what you build up yourself by active learning and dialogue with others. This Center’s mission is to provide the place.

MBAにリベラルアーツ。なんと贅沢な組み合わせでしょう。
リベラルアーツは「自由学芸」。人間と社会の真実を掘り下げる叡知の光です。この学びは楽しい。そして奥が深い。仲間と共に書物を開き、論じ合うのは無上の喜び。リベラルアーツ・センターはそんな学びの喜びを、あなたの生涯にわたって提供します。

MBA school and liberal arts. What a luxurious combination!!
Liberal arts are the light of wisdom that delves into the truth of humanity and society. This learning is fun. And profound. Opening a book and discussing it with peers is an unparalleled joy.
The Liberal Arts Center will provide you with this joy throughout your life.

事務局 / office

太田 仁 / Hitoshi Ohta

日本メーカー３社の米国駐在暦25年。そのうち上場2社で、米国本社社長補佐5年、米国本社会長兼CEO9年。ケロッグ92卒。創立者野田の駒場時代からの友人で、ISL立ち上げに関わりました。リベラルアーツの専門性はありません。ただ、リベラルアーツや知の手前、身体を含み、「本来」・「全体」・「生命」を生きている自分がいるかにまず関心があり、そこから、この活動がみなさんの中で生きたものとなるよう、サポートします。よろしくどうぞ。

I have 25 years of experience in Japanese manufacturing companies operating in the United States, including executive leadership roles at two publicly listed firms. I served as Senior Assistant to the President at the U.S. headquarters of one company for 5 years and later as Chairman and CEO of another for 9 years. I hold an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University (Class of 1992).
As a longtime friend of ISL founder Tomo Noda since our days on the Komaba campus of the University of Tokyo, I have been involved since the early days of ISL’s establishment. While my background is not in the liberal arts, my core interest is to live in alignment with my authentic self, believing that our intellectual knowledge (including our knowledge in the liberal arts) flourishes when combined with the physical awareness of our whole body.
I hope to make it a meaningful experience for everyone by enlivening this perspective. I look forward to working with you all.

石上 遼 / Ryo Ishigami

昔から、社会の仕組みや、物事の本質について考えることが好きで、仲間と共に勉強会をしたり、深夜まで語り合うこともありました。過去に勉強会で教科書としていた至善館名誉教授の竹田青嗣先生の本に感ずるところあって、今こうしてリベラルアーツ・センターの活動に関わっています。
リベラルアーツの学術的な専門家でないからこそ、皆様とリベラルアーツを繋ぐ役割を果たせるよう努めたいと思いますので、よろしくお願いいたします。

I have long been deeply interested in contemplating the structure of society and the fundamental nature of things. Throughout the years, I have engaged in study groups with peers and engaged in in-depth discussions, often late into the night. My involvement with the Liberal Arts Center was inspired by a profound impression I had when reading the works of Professor Seiji Takeda, a professor emeritus at Shizenkan University, which we once used as foundational texts in our study sessions.
As I am not a specialist in the academic field of liberal arts, I strive to serve as a bridge connecting more people to its intellectual and practical significance. I look forward to contributing to this endeavor and engaging with all of you.