Andō Yasunori

Associate professor, Tottori University, specializing in death studies, bioethics, and religious studies. Born in 1961. Earned his degree in philosophy at Kyoto University and completed his PhD at the same school. Assumed his current post in 2000. A member of the Science Council of Japan, he sits on the boards of the Japanese Association for Religious Studies and Japan Association for Bioethics. His works include Anrakushi songenshi o kataru mae ni shitte okitai koto (Things to Know Before Talking About Euthanasia and Death with Dignity) and Inochi no shisō o horiokosu (Exploring the Philosophy of Life).