"The Harmful Circle: Why Small Groups Become Toxic" Yuta Araki Price: ¥1056 #YutaAraki #Yuta_Araki #Books #JapaneseLiterature/Essays Book clubs, study groups, NPOs, hobby gatherings... Is your community safe? Even if each individual is kind-hearted, there is a "poison" that arises in small, intimate gatherings where all members know each other well, precisely because of that intimacy and understanding. These gatherings transform into "harmful small groups" through the micro-differences between people and the communication that lurks in those gaps, poisoning us daily. This book reconsiders the small group "circle," originating in Russia, from various angles, from Takiji Kobayashi to circle crashers, and fundamentally questions the paradox of being closed within openness and open within closure, while presenting a method for detoxifying group dynamics. ◆Contents◆ Chapter 1: Are the Numbers of Men and Women Equal? Chapter 2: The Detoxification History of Men Chapter 3: Politics, Literature, and Circles — The Shadows of Humanism (1) Chapter 4: Around "Circle Village" — The Shadows of Humanism (2) Chapter 5: Shunsuke Tsurumi's Circle-ism Chapter 6: Being Closed, Being Open Chapter 7: Pragmatism and the Problem of Community Chapter 8: The Logic of Species in the Modern Era Final Chapter: Towards the Ellipse"