過労自殺の実存主義的分析と対応策に関する試論

哲学・倫理学からのアプローチ

抄録

In 2015, an employee working for an advertising agency called Dentsu committed suicide due to depression caused by her long overtime work. Suicides from overwork called “Karou-Jisatsu” have been taking place for a long time in Japan. Why Karou- Jisatsu cannot be exterminated? The purpose of this study is to propose some ethical countermeasures against Karou-Jisatsu by explicating the cause of it. To accomplish these purposes, the author applies the philosophy of Heidegger and the ethics of Aristotle to this problem. Through the analysis with Heidegger’s, philosophy, the author concludes that the cause of Karou-Jisatsu consists in “unauthentic existence” of human（Dasein）and that the establishment of “authentic existence” of it is needed to eliminate Karou-Jisatsu. The study also proposes an improvement in business ethics educations applying the virtue ethics of Aristotle. Finally, this study emphasizes that the determination and cultivation of virtue of business persons are important to rebut Karou-Jisatsu.