予め長編連載の全体像を把握するために Ⅲ
In Order to Help You to Grasp the Overall Picture of the Long-running Series in Advance Ⅲ
Ⅰ．≪総括にかえて≫の核心部分
The main parts of “In Lieu of a General Summary”
Ⅱ．≪「菜園家族」未来社会構想と日本国憲法との内的連関≫
“The Interrelation between the ‘Garden Family’ Vision for a Future Society and
the Constitution of Japan”
★Ⅲ．≪総目次一覧≫
“The Complete Table of Contents”
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“In Order to Help You to Grasp the Overall Picture of the Long-running Series in Advance”
Ⅲ. “The Complete Table of Contents”
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(Followed by tentative English translation)
Ⅲ．≪総目次一覧≫（the original Japanese text）
長編連載「いのち輝く共生の大地 ―私たちがめざす未来社会―」（小貫雅男・伊藤恵子）
―2024年９月１日～2025年３月14日 里山研究庵Ｎｏｍａｄホームページに連載―
プロローグ ―身近な過去を振り返り、はるか彼方の「未来」を考える―
（その１）
意志あるかのように人間どもの隙を突いてきた新型コロナウイルス
新型コロナウイルスと気候変動の両者を全一体的（ホリスティック）に捉える
新型コロナウイルスがもたらした社会経済的衝撃、その真相と本質
突きつけられた近代特有の人間の社会的生存形態「賃金労働者」の脆弱性
（その２）
迷走する新型コロナウイルス対策
21世紀未来社会構想の不在、それがもたらす気候変動・パンデミック下の混迷
“生命系の未来社会論”を探る ―大地と人間の高次再融合
民衆の新たな生活世界を築く ―わが国の、世界の腐り切った特権的「政治」を乗り超えて
本長編連載「いのち輝く共生の大地 ―私たちがめざす未来社会―」の主眼
第一部 生命系の未来社会論、その生成と到達
―自然界と人間社会を貫く生成・進化の普遍的原理を基軸に―
第１章 生命系の未来社会論、その具現化の道「菜園家族」社会構想の問題意識
（その１）
１．21世紀の今、なぜ近代の人間の社会的生存形態「賃金労働者」を問い直すのか
迫り来る世界的危機のまっただ中で ―過剰の中の貧困
いのち削り、心病む、終わりなき市場競争
今では忘れられた、現代のあまりにも凄惨なある事件から考える
「8050」問題に凝縮され顕在化した日本社会の積年の矛盾
近代の落とし子「賃金労働者」は、果たして人間の永遠不変の社会的生存形態なのか
（その２）
２．生命本位史観に立脚し「家族」と「地域」の再生を探る
いのちの再生産とモノの再生産の「二つの輪」が重なる家族が消えた
高度経済成長以前のわが国の暮らし ―かつての森と海を結ぶ流域地域圏（エリア）
森から平野へ移行する暮らしの場
歪められ修復不能に陥ったこの国のかたち
「家族」と「地域」衰退のメカニズム ―干からびた細胞
再生への鍵 ―「家族」と「地域」を基軸に
（その３）
３．今こそ近代の思考の枠組み（パラダイム）を転換する ―“生命系の未来社会論”の措定―
未踏の思考領域に活路を探る
人間の新たな社会的生存形態「菜園家族」が、21世紀社会のかたちを決める
自然界の生成・進化を貫く「適応・調整」（＝「自己組織化」）の原理と人間社会
自然法則の現れとしての生命
自然界と人間社会を貫く生成・進化の普遍的原理と21世紀未来社会
第２章 人間と「家族｣、その奇跡の歴史の根源に迫る
「家族」の評価をめぐる歴史的事情
人間とは、「家族」とは一体何か
人間の個体発生の過程に生物進化の壮大なドラマが
母胎の中につくられた絶妙な「自然」
他の哺乳動物には見られない、人間に特有な「家族」誕生の契機
「常態化された早産」、そして「家族」による擁護の道の選択
「家族」がもつ根源的な意義
「家族」がヒトを人間にした
第３章 資本の自己増殖運動と飽くなき人間欲望の結末こそ、野獣世界への退化
１．人間に特有な「道具」の発達が人類史を大きく塗り替えた
２．「家族」はこれからも人間が人間であるために基底的な役割を果たし続ける
３．特異な発達を遂げたヒトの脳髄 ―“諸刃の剣”とも言うべきその宿命―
「道具」の発達と生産力の爆発的な発展 ―ヒトの脳髄、大自然界からの皮肉な贈り物
ヒト特有の原初的「共感能力」（慈しむ心）が人類の未来に果たす可能性
第二部 生命系の未来社会論の前提
―その方法論の革新のために―
第４章 末期重症の資本主義と機能不全に陥った近代経済学
―21世紀未来社会論のさらなる深化のために―
近代を超えて新たな地平へ
新古典派から抜け出たケインズ理論
経済の金融化と新自由主義、マネタリズムの登場
暴走するマネー経済と疲弊する実体経済、なかんずく地域社会
近代経済学を超えて、「地域生態学」的理念と方法を基軸に21世紀の未来社会論を
第５章 21世紀、私たちがめざす未来社会 ―その理念と方法論の革新―
１．19世紀未来社会論の到達点と限界
近代に先立って現れた民衆の自然権的共産主義の先駆的思想
人類の歴史は民衆の心に根ざす自然権的思潮の終わりのない｢否定の否定｣の弁証法
19世紀に到達したマルクスの未来社会論
今こそ19世紀未来社会論に代わる、私たち自身の草の根の21世紀未来社会論を
２．21世紀の未来社会論、そのパラダイムと方法論の革新
21世紀の今日にふさわしい新たな歴史観の探究を
21世紀未来社会論の核心に「地域生態学」的理念と方法をしっかり据える
まさにこの探究のプロセスに社会の根深い矛盾と対立、課題解決の葛藤と光が
第三部 生命系の未来社会論 具現化の道
―究極の高次自然社会への過程―
第６章 「菜園家族」社会構想の基礎 ―革新的「地域生態学」の理念と方法に基づく―
（その１）
１．21世紀の「菜園家族」社会構想 ―「地域生態学」的理念とその方法を基軸に―
生産手段の分離から「再結合」の道へ ―「自然への回帰と止揚（レボリューション）」の歴史思想
２．「菜園家族」社会構想の理念とその歴史的意義
ＣＦＰ複合社会の位置づけとその歴史的意義
３．週休（２＋α）日制の「菜園家族」型ワークシェアリング（但し１≦α≦４）
人間本来の自由な時間を取り戻す
男女平等と個性豊かな生き方の実現
「菜園家族」型ワークシェアリングは次代の画期的な社会保障制度創出の前提条件
４．世界に類例を見ないＣＦＰ複合社会 ―史上はじめての試み―
ＣＦＰ複合社会の特質
（その２）
５．森と海を結ぶ流域地域圏（エリア） ―「菜園家族」を育むゆりかご―
今こそ地域分散・自然循環型の国土構想を
６．草の根民主主義熟成の土壌、地域協同組織体「なりわいとも」の形成過程
―革新的「地域生態学」的アプローチ―
地域団粒構造の各レベルに現れる「なりわいとも」（アソシエーション）
「村なりわいとも」の特質と協同の喜び
一次元から六次元への多重・重層的地域団粒構造の展開と熟成
第７章 「菜園家族の世界」―記憶に甦る原風景から未来へ―
甦る大地の記憶
心ひたす未来への予感
１．ふるさと ―土の匂い、人の温もり―
２．家族に甦るものづくりの心、ものづくりの技
３．土が育むもの ―素朴で強靱にして繊細な心―
４．家族小経営の歴史性と生命力
―ＣＦＰ複合社会展開の鍵を握るセクターＦとその未来―
家族小経営の発展を阻害する歴史的・社会的要因、反転への新たな条件と可能性
「労」「農」人格一体融合の「菜園家族」とヒトの原初的「共感能力」（慈しむ心）の再建
第８章 「匠商（しょうしょう）家族」と地方中核都市の形成 ―都市と農村の共進化―
１．非農業基盤の家族小経営 ―「匠商家族」―
非農業基盤の家族小経営の事例
日陰に追い遣られた「匠商家族」と中小・零細企業
巨大企業優先の国の「地域開発」政策
自然循環型共生をめざす社会変革にとって「菜園家族」と「匠商家族」は車の両輪
２．「匠商家族」とその地域協同組織体「なりわいとも」（アソシエーション）
そもそも「地域」にとって都市とは何か
「匠商家族のなりわいとも」の形成は歴史の必然である
「なりわいとも」と森と海を結ぶ流域地域圏（エリア）の中核都市の形成
コミュニティ・バンクの創設とその意義
地産地消の確立と新たな物流・交通システムの整備
３．「なりわいとも」の歴史的性格とその意義
前近代の基盤の上に築く新たな「協同の思想」
第四部 民衆主導の具体的政策
―「いのち輝く共生の大地」をめざして―
第９章 「菜園家族」社会構想の現実世界への具体的アプローチ ―実現可能性を探る―
１．地域再生の究極の鍵
まずは、農村・農業の現実を直視することから
“菜園家族群落”による日本型農業の再生 ―高次の「労」「農」連携への道
農地とワークの一体的シェアリング ―公的「農地バンク」、その果たす役割
地方自治体の果たす役割と真の住民自治
２．21世紀における草の根の変革主体の構築
労働組合運動の驚くべき衰退、そこから見えてくるもの
21世紀の労働運動と私たち自身のライフスタイル
―「労」｢農｣人格一体融合の「菜園家族」の新しい風を
「菜園家族」型ワークシェアリングと21世紀労働運動の革新
多彩で自由な人間活動の「土づくり」―国民的運動を社会の土台から支える力
草の根の英知の結集、そして切磋琢磨こそが新たな時代を切り拓く
第10章 気候変動とパンデミックの時代を生きる
―避けては通れない社会システムの根源的大転換―
――ＣＯ２排出量削減の営為が即、古い社会（資本主義）自体の胎内で
次代の新しい芽（「菜園家族」）の創出・育成へと自動的に連動する
ＣＳＳＫ社会メカニズムの提起――
（その１）
１．気候変動とパンデミック、そしてウクライナ戦争は、果たして人間社会の進化にとってまことの試練となり得るのか
世界各地では若者の新しい息吹が、それに引き換えわが国は
倒錯した偽りの｢民主主義｣に対峙して、自らの草の根の思索と行動の力量を高める
21世紀未来社会論の確立こそ、今日の混迷と閉塞の突破口
２．まずは、今日までに到達した気候変動に関する世界の科学的知見から
このままでは、なぜ2050年までに温室効果ガス排出量実質ゼロが不可能なのか
３．今日の地球温暖化対策の限界といよいよ避けては通れない社会システムの根源的大転換
「経済成長」と「エコ」とのジレンマ
ＧＸ（グリーン・トランスフォーメーション）の陥穽
４．国際的目標2050年カーボンニュートラル実現完遂への具体的提案
―ＣＯ２排出量削減と社会システムの根源的変革、両者不可分一体のもとに―
「労」｢農｣人格一体融合の抗市場免疫に優れた社会的生存形態「菜園家族」の創出は、
地球温暖化を食い止める究極の鍵
原発のない脱炭素の自然循環型共生社会（ＦＰ複合社会）へ導く究極のＣＳＳＫメカニズム
ＣＳＳＫメカニズムのもと、ＣＦＰ複合社会への移行と進展を促す
（その２）
５．ＣＳＳＫ特定財源による彩り豊かな国土と民衆の生活世界の再建
ＣＳＳＫ特定財源による人間本位の新たなる公共的事業と地域再生
地域分散・地域自律型の国土利用と民衆の創意性の発揚
６．ＣＳＳＫメカニズムに秘められた近代超克の意外にも高次のポテンシャル
今日の混迷と閉塞打開の唯一残された道
７．パンデミックによって露わになったこの国社会の構造的矛盾
新型コロナウイルスがもたらした社会経済的衝撃、その真相と本質
パンデミックが浮き彫りにした近代特有の賃金労働者の脆弱性と非人道性
８．ＣＳＳＫメカニズムの円滑かつ着実な駆動が21世紀の新しい時代を創る
９ 21世紀、広範な国民運動の新たな土台となる「菜園家族」自然（じねん）ネットワーク
明けぬ闇夜はない
第11章 「菜園家族」の台頭と資本の自然遡行的分散過程
―新たな科学技術体系の生成・進化の可能性―
１．資本の自己増殖運動と麻痺する原初的「共感能力」（慈しむ心）
―人間欲望の際限なき拡大と科学技術の暴走―
資本の自己増殖運動と科学技術
資本の従属的地位に転落した科学技術がもたらしたもの
―人間の「共感能力」（慈しむ心）の衰退
需給のコマを絶えず回転させなければ成立しない資本主義の宿命
経済成長至上主義の破綻 ―ＧＤＰの内実を問う
社会的「共感能力」（慈しむ心）の衰退がもたらす究極の結末
２．ヒトの原初的「共感能力」（慈しむ心）の復権と新たな時代の可能性
―「地域」に築く抗市場免疫のライフスタイル―
「菜園家族」の創出と資本の自然遡行的分散過程
Ｃ、Ｆ、Ｐ各セクター間の相互作用の展開過程と異次元の科学技術体系生成の可能性
異次元の新たな科学技術体系の生成・進化と未来社会 ―自然循環型共生社会
人間の「共感能力」（慈しむ心）の復権と21世紀の新たな民衆連帯
第12章 「菜園家族」を土台に築く近代超克の先進福祉大国
―高次の新たな社会保障制度の探究―
（その１）
１．原理レベルから考える「自助、共助、公助」
２．「家族」に固有の機能の喪失とこの国破綻の根源的原因
３．「家族」に固有の「福祉機能」の復活と「菜園家族」を土台に築く高次社会保障制度
（その２）
４．近代超克の円熟した先進福祉大国への可能性
５．円熟した先進福祉大国をめざす民衆主体の新たな国民的運動形成の素地
「家族」と「地域」の再生は、果たして不可能なのか
「家族」と「地域」の再生をゆるやかな変化の中で捉える ―諦念から希望へ
６．｢お任せ民主主義｣を排し、何よりも自らの主体性の確立を
―そこにこそまことの生きる喜びがある―
身近な郷土の「点検・調査・立案」から“21世紀の未来”が見えてくる
第13章 「菜園家族的平和主義」の構築
―いのちの思想を現実の世界へ―
（その１）
“原爆を許すまじ”
― 日本と世界のすべての人々に
考え、行動する勇気を与えつづけた歌 ―
１．いのち軽視、いのち侮辱の「戦争俗論」の跳梁跋扈を憂える
―卑劣な企み「マッチポンプ」の繰り返し―
憎しみと暴力の坩堝（るつぼ）と化した世界 ―世界の構造的不条理への反旗
対米従属路線にしがみつき、なおも自己の延命を企むわが国の権力支配層
日本国憲法の平和主義、その具現化の確かな道を求めて
―「菜園家族的平和主義」の構築
２．今、断罪されるべきは、権力的為政者の姑息な解釈改憲による長きにわたる既成事実の積み重ねそのものである
アベノミクス主導の解釈改憲強行の歴史的暴挙
あらためて日本国憲法を素直に読みたい
欺瞞のアベノミクス「積極的平和主義」の内実たるや
「自衛」の名の下に戦った沖縄戦の結末は
（その２）
３．非同盟・中立の自然循環型共生の暮らしと平和の国づくり
日本国憲法第九条の精神を生かす新たな提案
―自衛隊の戦力なき「防災隊」（仮称）への発展的解消
消滅の危機に立たされている農山村の伝統的消防団
非戦・平和構築の千里の道も一歩から
非戦・平和の運動に大地に根ざした新しい風を
（その３）
４．戦争の本質は国家権力による民衆同士の殺し合いである
―どんな理由があろうとも、戦争は人間冒涜の究極の大罪―
混迷の21世紀世界
『イワンのばか』、直耕に込められたトルストイの深い思想
今こそ民衆の創意と連帯による21世紀の未来社会を
軍拡大増税の岐路に立つ日本 ―腐り切ったわが国の政治
（その４）
５．東アジア地域世界に宿命的に集中胚胎するグローバル危機の震源
あまりにも片寄った情報の氾濫の中で考える ―朝鮮半島情勢をめぐって
核兵器禁止条約発効と世界各国民衆の連帯
権力的為政者同士の「外交」への幻想を捨て、逆流に抗し、民衆自身の主体性の確立を
戦後80年、もう一度初心にかえり世界の人々に呼びかけよう
覇権主義を排し、日本国憲法の理念に根ざす小国主義の道を
エピローグ ―高次自然社会への道―
～19世紀未来社会論のアウフヘーベン
その展開のメカニズムと世界史的意義～
（その１）
１．ＣＦＰ複合社会から自然循環型共生社会（ＦＰ複合社会）を経て高次自然社会へ
１）ＣＦＰ複合社会の展開過程とその特質
肉体労働と精神労働の分離を排し、労働を芸術に高める
２）未来社会を身近に引き寄せる「セクターＣ、Ｆ、Ｐ相互の対立と依存の展開過程」
３）形骸化した民主主義の現状と「生産手段との再結合」
４）より高次のＦＰ複合社会における生産手段の所有形態をめぐって
克服したい研究姿勢の弱点
２．人類史を貫く「否定の否定」の弁証法
大自然界の生成・進化を律する「適応・調整」の原理（＝「自己組織化」）を
21世紀未来社会論の基軸にしっかり据える
自然への回帰と止揚（レボリューション）、これこそが民衆の本源的な歴史思想である
自然観と社会観の分離を排し、両者合一の思想を社会変革のすべての基礎におく
３．混迷の時代だからこそ見失ってはならない未来社会への展望
―避けては通れない近代（資本主義の時代）の桎梏からの解放
21世紀未来社会論の核心 ―自然との再融合、原初的「共感能力」（慈しむ心）の再建
（その２）
４．夜明けを告げる伝統と革新の「東アジア世界」
――今やわが国のみならず、東アジアの民衆にとって
自己の主体性の確立は、避けられない共通の急務となっている――
現代中国の女性作家・梁鴻（リアン・ホン）の作品が投げかけるもの
１）東アジアの民衆にとって決して避けては通れない共通の課題
思考の根源的転換に立てないわが国民の限界、その反映としての「政治」的腐敗の進行
先進工業国および超大国の「拡大経済」下で苦しむ世界各地の民衆
欲望むき出しの多元的覇権抗争に対峙する、東アジア民衆のまことの連帯とその生活世界
２）日本国憲法のもとではじめて甦る「未発の可能性」としての小国主義
私たちは今、何からはじめ何を成すべきか
３）世界に誇る日本国憲法の理念こそ、東アジア民衆連帯の要（かなめ）
５．夜明けの歌
長編連載
「いのち輝く共生の大地 ―私たちがめざす未来社会―」の総括にかえて
◆長編連載の核心的根幹◆
― 長編連載の≪総括にかえて≫ ―
近代（資本主義の時代）を超克する高次国民運動への根源的転換に向けて
（１）民衆の生活世界を自らの足元から築く
―腐り切ったわが国の「政治」を乗り越えて―
（２）21世紀こそ草の根の変革主体の構築を
―まことの民主主義の復権と「地域」と「労働」の再生―
「お任せ民主主義」を社会の根っこから問い直す
身近な語らいの場から、未来への瑞々しい構想力が漲（みなぎ）る
（３）労働組合運動の驚くべき衰退、そこから見えてくるもの
（４）21世紀の労働運動と私たち自身のライフスタイル ―「菜園家族」の新しい風を―
（５）「菜園家族」型ワークシェアリングと21世紀労働運動の革新
（６）多彩で自由な人間活動の「土づくり」
―次代への長期展望に立った国民的運動への根源的大転換に向けて―
（７）｢お任せ民主主義｣を排し、何よりも自らの主体性の確立を
―そこにこそ人間としてのまことの生きる喜びがある―
（８）身近な郷土の「点検・調査・立案」の連続らせん円環運動から“21世紀の未来”が見えてくる
≪総目次一覧≫ 了
――― ＊ ＊ ―――
協 力
(株) ライフ・オン（代表 日下 智）
――― ◇ ◇ ―――
★ 以上、３回にわたって、「予め長編連載の全体像を把握するために」Ⅰ～Ⅲの英語訳を試み、日本語原文とともに併載してきました。
今後、長編連載全文の英訳に取り組み、2026年早春より、≪総目次一覧≫に従って、各章を順次、掲載していく予定です。
それまでの間、コラム「菜園家族 折々の語らい」を随時、掲載していこうと思っています。
引き続き、読者のみなさんからのご感想などをお待ちしています。
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Ⅲ. “The Complete Table of Contents”
(Tentative English Translation)
Long-running series
“The Earth of Symbiosis Where All Lives Shine
— The Future Society We Aim for —” (written by Masao ONUKI & Keiko ITO)
—Serialized on the Satoyama Research Cottage Nomad website from September 1, 2024 to March 14, 2025—
Prologue: Looking Back on the Recent Past and Thinking about the Distant “Future”
(No.1)
COVID-19 has taken advantage of human weaknesses as if of its own volition
A holistic view of both COVID-19 and climate change
The truth and nature of the socio-economic impact of COVID-19
The vulnerability of the “wage laborer”
— a form of human social existence unique to modern times
(No.2)
The misguided measures against COVID-19
The absence of a vision for the future society in the 21st century and the resulting confusion amid climate change and the pandemic
Exploring the “future society theory based on living systems”
— the high-level reintegration of humans into the earth
Building a new life-world for the people
— overcoming the corrupt and privileged “politics” of our country and the world
The main focus of the long-running series “The Earth of Symbiosis Where All Lives Shine — The Future Society We Aim for —”
PART１: The Future Society Theory Based on Living Systems, Its Creation and Achievement
— Based on the universal principle of formation and evolution
that permeate the natural world and human society —
Chapter 1: Issue Consciousness of the “Garden Family” Social Concept as a Way to Realize the Future Society Theory Based on Living Systems
(No.1)
1. Why do we reexamine the modern form of human social existence as a “wage laborer” in the 21st century?
In the midst of an impending global crisis — poverty amid excess
Life-sapping, mentally-suffering, and endless market competition
Thinking from a now-forgotten, extremely horrific incident in modern times
The long-standing contradictions of Japanese society condensed and revealed in the “8050” problem
Is the “wage laborer,” the offspring of modernity, really an eternal and unchanging form of human social existence?
(No.2)
2. Exploring the regeneration of “family” and local “area” based on a life-oriented view of history
Family, where the “two circles” of reproduction of life and reproduction of things overlap, has disappeared
Life in Japan before the high economic growth period
— former river basin areas that connected the forest and the sea
Life in transition from forests to plains
The shape of this country that has become distorted and irreparable
The mechanism behind the decline of “family” and local “area” — dried-up cells
The key to regeneration — based on “family” and local “area”
(No.3)
3. Now is the time to transform the modern paradigm
— Positing a “future society theory based on living systems” —
Searching for a way forward in unexplored areas of thought
A new form of human social existence, the “garden family,” will determine the shape of society in the 21st century
Considering human society from the perspective of the principle of “adaptation and adjustment” (= “self-organization”) that permeates the formation and evolution of the natural world
Life as a manifestation of the laws of nature
The universal principle of formation and evolution that permeates the natural world and human society, and the future society of the 21st century
Chapter 2: Humans and “Family”: Approaching the roots of this miraculous history
Historical circumstances surrounding the evaluation of “family”
What exactly are humans and “family”?
The grand drama of biological evolution in the process of human ontogeny
The exquisite “nature” created in the womb
The opportunity for the birth of a “family” unique to humans, not seen in other mammals
“Normalized premature birth” and the choice of a path of protection by the “family”
The fundamental meaning of the “family”
“Family” is what made humans human
Chapter 3: The Self-expansion of Capital and the Insatiable Desires of Humanity Lead to a Degeneration into the World of Beasts
1. The development of tools unique to humans has dramatically rewritten the history of mankind
2. “Family” will continue to play a fundamental role in what makes us human
3. The unique development of the human brain
— Its fate that could be described as a “double-edged sword” —
The development of tools and the explosive growth of productivity
— the human brain, an ironic gift from the natural world
The potential of the primordial “ability to empathize” (compassion) unique to humans for the future of mankind
PART２: Premise of the Future Society Theory Based on Living Systems
— To innovate the methodology —
Chapter 4: Capitalism in Its Final Stages and Modern Economics in a State of Dysfunction
— To further deepen theories of the 21st century future society —
Going beyond modernity to new horizons
Keynesian theory breaking away from neoclassical theory
Financialization of the economy and neoliberalism, the emergence of monetarism
Runaway money economy and exhausted real economy, especially local “areas”
Envisioning 21st century future society theory based on the ideas and methods of “area ecology” beyond modern economics
Chapter 5: The Future Society We Aim for in the 21st Century
— Innovation in ideas and methodologies —
1. The achievements and limitations of 19th century future society theory
The pioneering thoughts of the people’s natural rights communism that emerged prior to modern times
Human history is a dialectic of the endless “negation of negation” of the natural rights trend of thought rooted in the hearts of the people
Marx’s future society theory that arrived at in the 19th century
Now is the time for our own grassroots 21st century future society theory to replace the 19th century future society theory
2. The theory of future society in the 21st century, and innovation in its paradigm and methodology
The search for a new historical perspective appropriate to the present day of the 21st century
Firmly placing the ideas and methods of “area ecology” at the core of the 21st century future society theory
It is precisely in this process of search that we find the deep-rooted contradictions and conflicts in society, as well as the struggles and light of problem-solving
PART３: The Path to Realize the Future Society Theory Based on Living Systems
— The process towards the ultimate higher natural society —
Chapter 6: The Basis of the “Garden Family” Social Concept
— Based on the ideas and methods of innovative “area ecology” —
(No.1)
1. The 21st century “Garden Family” social concept
— Based on the ideas and methods of “area ecology” —
From the separation of the means of production to the path of “re-combination”
— the historical thought of “return to nature and aufhebung” (revolution)
2. The idea of the “Garden Family” social concept and its historical significance
The position of the CFP complex society and its historical significance
3. “Garden family”-style work-sharing system with a (2+α) day off per week (where 1≦α≦4)
Recovering the free time that is innate to humans
Realizing gender equality and a life rich in individuality
“Garden family”-style work-sharing is a prerequisite for creating a groundbreaking social security system for the next generation
4. The CFP complex society unlike any other in the world — the first attempt in history —
Characteristics of the CFP complex society
(No.2)
5. River basin areas that connect the forest and the sea
— A cradle for nurturing “garden families” —
Now is the time for a national land plan based on regional decentralization and nature’s cycles
6. The soil for the maturation of grassroots democracy, the process of forming the local cooperative organization “Nariwaitomo” — An innovative “area ecology” approach —
“Nariwaitomo” (associations) that appear at each level of the aggregate structure of local community
The characteristics of “village Nariwaitomo” and the joy of cooperation
The development and maturation of a multi-layered aggregate structure of local community from 1st level to 6th level
Chapter 7: “The World of the Garden Family”
— From the memories of the original scenery to the future —
Reviving memories of Mother Earth
Filling our hearts with a feeling of the future
1. Country home — The smell of soil, the warmth of people —
2. The spirit and skill of craftsmanship revived in families
3. What soil nurtures — A simple, strong, yet delicate spirit —
4. The history and vitality of small family operations
— Sector F, the key to the development of the CFP complex society, and its future —
Historical and social factors impeding the development of small family operations, and new conditions and possibilities for reversal
“Garden families” that integrate and fuse the personalities of “labor” and “farmer” and the restoration of the primordial “ability to empathize” (compassion) of humans
Chapter 8: The Formation of “Artisan Merchant Families” and Regional Core Cities
— The co-evolution of cities and rural areas —
1. Small family operations based on non-agricultural bases — “Artisan merchant families” —
Examples of small family operations based on non-agricultural bases
“Artisan merchant families” and small and medium-sized enterprises that have been pushed into the shadows
The government’s “regional development” policy prioritizes large corporations
“Garden families” and “artisan merchant families” are the two wheels of a cart for social change that aims for nature’s cycles-based symbiosis
2. “Artisan merchant families” and their local cooperative organization “Nariwaitomo” (association)
What is a city to a local “area” in the first place?
The formation of “artisan merchant family’s Nariwaitomo” is a historical inevitability
The formation of “Nariwaitomo” and the core city in a river basin area that connects the forest and the sea
The creation of community banks and its significance
The establishment of local production for local consumption and the development of a new logistics and transportation system
3. The historical character and significance of “Nariwaitomo”
Building a new “thought of cooperation” on the foundations of pre-modern times
PART４: Concrete People-Led Policies
— Aiming for the “Earth of Symbiosis Where All Lives Shine” —
Chapter 9: A Concrete Approach to Realize the “Garden Family” Social Concept in the Real World — Exploring the feasibility —
1. The ultimate key to revitalizing local “areas”
First, face the reality of rural areas and agriculture
Revitalizing Japanese-style agriculture through “garden family communities”
— the path to higher-level collaboration between “labor” and “farmer”
Integrated sharing of farmland and work — the role of public “farmland banks”
The role of local governments and true resident autonomy
2. Building grassroots reformers in the 21st century
The shocking decline of the labor union movement and what it reveals
The 21st century labor movement and our own lifestyles
— bringing a new wind of the “garden family” that integrates and fuses the personalities of “labor” and “farmer”
“Garden family”-style work-sharing system and innovation in the 21st century labor movement
“Preparing soil” for diverse and free human activities
— the power that supports a national movement from the foundations of society
The gathering of grassroots wisdom and mutual improvement will pave the way for a new era
Chapter 10: Living in an Era of Climate Change and Pandemics
— A fundamental transformation of our social systems is inevitable —
—— Proposal for a CSSK social mechanism; through which the effort to reduce CO2 emissions is
automatically linked to the creation and nurturing of new buds (“garden families”) of
the next generation within the womb of the old society (capitalism) itself ——
(No.1)
1. Could climate change, the pandemic, and the Ukrainian War really be a test of human society’s evolution?
A breath of fresh youth around the world in contrast to our country
Confronting the perverse and false “democracy” and enhancing our own grassroots ability to think and act
The establishment of the 21st century future society theory is the breakthrough to today’s confusion and stagnation
2. From the global scientific knowledge on climate change that has been reached to date
Why is it impossible to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 if things continue as they are?
3. The limits of today’s global warming countermeasures and the inevitable fundamental transformation of our social systems
The dilemma between “economic growth” and “eco-friendliness”
The pitfalls of GX (Green Transformation)
4. Concrete proposals for achieving the international goal of carbon neutrality by 2050
— Unifying both the reduction of CO2 emissions and fundamental reform of social systems —
The creation of a “garden family,” a form of social existence with excellent anti-market immunity that integrates and fuses the personalities of “labor” and “farmer” is the ultimate key to stopping global warming
The ultimate CSSK mechanism that leads to a nuclear-free, carbon-free, nature’s cycles-based symbiotic society (FP complex society)
Promoting the transition and progress to the CFP complex society through the CSSK mechanism.
(No.2)
5. Reconstructing a colorful land and a life-world for the people through CSSK-specific financial resources
New people-oriented public works and revitalization of local “areas” through CSSK-specific financial resources
Decentralized, locally autonomous land use and encouraging people’s creativity
6. The unexpected high potential hidden in the CSSK mechanism to overcome modernity
The only remaining way to break through today’s confusion and deadlock
7. The structural contradictions of our society exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic
The truth and nature of the socio-economic shock caused by COVID-19
The vulnerability and inhumanity of wage laborers unique to the modern era highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic
8. Smooth and steady operation of the CSSK mechanism will create a new era in the 21st century
9. The “Garden Family” Jinen (naturalness) Network will be the new foundation for a broad national movement in the 21st century
There is no dark night that will not end
Chapter 11: The Rise of “Garden Families” and the Retrograde Dispersion Process of Capital into Nature
— The possibility of the creation and evolution of new science and technology systems —
1. The self-expansion of capital and the desensitized primordial “ability to empathize” (compassion) — The limitless expansion of human desires and the runaway scientific and technological development —
The self-expansion of capital and science and technology
What science and technology have brought about by being subordinate to capital
— the degeneration of human “ability to empathize” (compassion)
The fate of capitalism, which cannot stand without the continuous cycle of supply and demand like a spinning top
The collapse of economic growth supremacy — questioning the true nature of GDP
The ultimate outcome of the degeneration of social “ability to empathize” (compassion)
2. The restoration of humans’ primordial “ability to empathize” (compassion) and the possibilities of a new era — An anti-market immunity lifestyle built in the local “area” —
The creation of “garden families” and the retrograde dispersion process of capital into nature
The development process of interactions between the C, F, and P sectors and the possibility of creating a different dimension of science and technology systems
The creation and evolution of a new different dimension of science and technology systems and the future society — a nature’s cycles-based symbiotic society
The restoration of humans’ “ability to empathize” (compassion) and new solidarity among the people in the 21st century
Chapter 12: An Advanced Welfare Nation That Overcomes Modernity Built on a Foundation of “Garden Families”
— Exploring a new, advanced social security system —
(No.1)
1. “Self-help, mutual assistance, and public support” considered from a fundamental level
2. The loss of functions inherent to the “family” and the root cause of our nation’s collapse
3. Restoring the “welfare functions” inherent to the “family” and building an advanced social security system based on the “garden families”
(No.2)
4. The possibility to become a mature, advanced welfare nation that overcomes modernity
5. The basis for the formation of a new people-led national movement aiming for a mature, advanced welfare nation
Is the revival of “family” and local “area” really impossible?
Understanding the revival of “family” and local “area” in the context of gradual change
— from resignation to hope
6. Reject “leave it to others democracy” and above all, establish our own initiative
— That is where the true joy of living lies —
The “future of the 21st century” becomes clear through “checking, research, and planning” for one’s own home area
Chapter 13: Building “Garden Family Pacifism”
— Bringing the thought of life into the real world —
(No.1)
“We Will Never Allow Another Atom Bomb to Fall”
— A song that continues to give people in Japan and around the world the courage
to think and act —
1. Concerned about the rampant “war vulgarism” that disregards and insults life
— A repeat of the despicable “match pump” * scheme —
The world has become a crucible of hatred and violence — a rebellion against the structural absurdity of the world
The ruling class in our country cling to a course of dependency on the United States and continue to plot to prolong their own existence
The pacifism of the Constitution of Japan, seeking a sure way to realize it — building “Garden Family Pacifism”
* to get credit for putting out a fire a person started themself.
2. What should be condemned now is the long-standing accumulation of fait accomplis caused by the underhanded reinterpretation of the Constitution by those in power
The historic outrage of the forced reinterpretation of the Constitution led by Abenomics
We need to read the Constitution of Japan once again with an open mind
What is the true nature of the deceptive Abenomics “Proactive Contribution to Peace”?
What was the outcome of the Battle of Okinawa, fought in the name of “self-defense”?
(No.2)
3. Building a peaceful nation and a non-aligned, neutral, nature’s cycles-based symbiotic lifestyle
A new proposal to make use of the spirit of Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan
— constructive dissolution of the Self-Defense Forces into a non-military “disaster prevention unit” (tentative name)
Traditional volunteer fire corps in rural areas facing the threat of extinction
The journey of a thousand miles toward non-war and peace building begins with a single step
Bringing a fresh wind rooted in the earth to the non-war and peace movement
(No.3)
4. The true nature of war is bloodshed among the people by state power
— No matter what the reason, war is the ultimate sin of blasphemy against humanity —
The chaotic world of the 21st century
“Ivan the Fool”; Tolstoy’s profound thoughts embedded in “chokkou” (= to cultivate oneself)
Now is the time for a 21st century future society based on the ingenuity and solidarity of the people
Japan stands at the crossroads of a massive tax hike to fund military expansion — the rotten politics of our country
(No.4)
5. The epicenter of the global crisis that is destined to be concentrated in the East Asian world
Thinking amid a flood of overly biased information — the situation on the Korean Peninsula
The entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and solidarity among the people of the world
Cast off the illusion of “diplomacy” between powerful rulers, resist the current, and establish the people’s own initiative
80 years after the war, let’s return to our roots and appeal to the people of the world
Reject hegemonism and pursue the path of small-nationism rooted in the ideals of the Constitution of Japan
Epilogue: The Path to a Higher Natural Society
— The aufhebung of 19th century future society theory;
the mechanism of its development and its significance in world history —
(No.1)
1. From the CFP complex society to a nature’s cycles-based symbiotic society (FP complex society) and then to a higher natural society
1) The development process and characteristics of the CFP complex society
Eliminating the separation of physical labor and mental labor, and elevating labor to the level of art
2) The “development process of mutual conflict and dependency between sectors C, F, and P” that brings the future society closer
3) The current state of democracy that has become a formality and “re-combination with the means of production”
4) Regarding the ownership form of the means of production in the higher-level FP complex society
Weaknesses in the research approach that need to be overcome
2. The dialectic of “negation of negation” that runs through human history
Firmly establishing the principle of “adaptation and adjustment” (= “self-organization”) that governs the formation and evolution of the natural world as the basis of 21st century future society theory
“Return to nature and aufhebung” (revolution); this is the original historical thought of the people
Eliminating the separation of views of nature and society, and placing the idea of the unification of the two as the basis for all social change
3. A vision for the future society that must not be lost sight of in these turbulent times
— Inevitable liberation from the shackles of modernity (the age of capitalism) —
The core of the 21st century future society theory
— the reintegration into nature and the restoration of the primordial “ability to empathize” (compassion)
(No.2)
4. The dawn of tradition and innovation in the “East Asian world”
—— The establishment of one’s own independence has now become an unavoidable
common imperative for the people of not only Japan but also the whole of East Asia ——
The questions raised by the works of contemporary Chinese female writer Liang Hong
1) A common issue that cannot be avoided by the people of East Asia
The limitations of our people who are unable to make a fundamental shift in their thinking, and the progression of “political” corruption as its reflection
The people of the world suffering under the “expansionary economies” of advanced industrial nations and superpowers
The true solidarity of the people of East Asia and their life-world in the face of a pluralistic struggle for hegemony based on naked desire
2) Small-nationism as an “untapped potential” will be revived for the first time under the Constitution of Japan
What should we start with and what should we accomplish now?
3) The ideals of the world-renowned Constitution of Japan are the keystone of solidarity among the peoples of East Asia
5. Song of Dawn
In Lieu of a General Summary of the Long-running Series “The Earth of Symbiosis Where All Lives Shine — The Future Society We Aim for —”
◆The core foundation of the long-running series◆
— “In Lieu of a General Summary” of the long-running series —
Towards a Fundamental Shift to a Higher National Movement That Transcends Modernity (the age of capitalism)
(1) Building a life-world for the people from the ground up
— Overcoming the rotten “politics” of our country —
(2) The 21st century is the time to build grassroots reformers
— Restoring true democracy and revitalizing local “areas” and “labor” —
Rethinking “leave it to others democracy” from the very roots of society
Fresh imagination for the future overflow from casual conversation
(3) The shocking decline of the labor union movement and what it reveals
(4) The 21st century labor movement and our own lifestyles
— Bringing a new wind of the “garden family” —
(5) “Garden family”-style work-sharing system and the innovation in the 21st century labor movement
(6) “Preparing soil” for diverse and free human activities
— Toward a fundamental shift to a national movement with a long-term vision for the next generation —
(7) Reject “leave it to others democracy” and above all, establish our own initiative
— That is where the true joy of living as a human being lies —
(8) The “future of the 21st century” becomes clear through the continuous spiral movement of “checking, research, and planning” for one’s own home area
End of “The Complete Table of Contents”
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★ Over the last three installments, we have attempted to translate “In Order to Help You to Grasp the Overall Picture of the Long-running Series in Advance” I – III into English, and have included them along with the original Japanese texts.
Going forward, we plan to work on translating the entire series into English, and start posting each chapter in turn according to “The Complete Table of Contents” from early spring 2026.
During the gap until then, we plan to post the column “Garden Family Dialogue” from time to time.
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October 15, 2025
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