The Collected Philosophical Essays of Watsuji
Climate, Ethics, Nationality
$491.40
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2026
Summary
Watsuji Tetsurō (1889-1960) is Japan’s foremost ethical philosopher. These essays, expertly translated by native English and Japanese speakers, offer the first English translation of many of Watsuji’s key texts, including the final, and perhaps most important, chapter of Climate: A Philosophical Consideration (1962), Watsuji’s magnum opus.
The selected translations are organized around three key themes: climate, ethics, and nationality. Editorial introductions to each chapter…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399568951 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399568957 |
| Author: | Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth, Dr Takeshi Morisato |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Imprint: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
| Series: | Thinking World Philosophies |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
The virtue of this volume is to weave into an extensible whole the various strands of Watsuji’s enduring contributions to global philosophy. Morisato’s and Shuttleworth’s translations and commentaries demonstrate the development, range, and interconnection of Watsuji’s signature and often controversial ideas about the national, cultural, ethical, and climate-related dimensions of human existence. – John C. Maraldo, University of North Florida, Emeritus
About The Author
Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth
Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth
Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Akita International University in Japan. He has previously worked at Japan Women’s University, Ritsumeikan Asian Pacific University, and Rikkyo University. His research focuses on contemporary conceptions of the good life, environmental issues, and the ethical thought of Watsuji Tetsur. He previously received a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) to research the environmental issue of anthropocentrism.
Publications:
- The History and Ethics of Authenticity (2020)
- Translation of Watsuji Tetsur’s memories of Natsume Sseki: “Until I met Sseki” and “Sseki’s Character” in Journal of East Asian Philosophy (2025)
- Watsuji Tetsur’s Attempt at an Autobiography (2026) Hawaii University Press
- ‘Beyond Anthropocentrism: A Watsujian Ecological Ethic’ in Asian Philosophy (2025)
- ‘Rethinking The Replacement of Physicians with AI’ in American Philosophical Quarterly (2025)
Takeshi Morisato
Takeshi Morisato is Lecturer of Non-Western Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He is a specialist in Japanese and World Philosophies. He is editor of the European Journal of Japanese Philosophy and associate editor of the Journal of East Asian Philosophy. He is regional editor of the Bloomsbury Introduction to World Philosophies series.
Publications:
- Tanabe Hajime and the Kyoto School: Self, World and Knowledge (Bloomsbury, 2021)
- Faith and Reason in Continental and Japanese Philosophy: Reading Tanabe Hajime and William Desmond (Bloomsbury, 2019)
- Co-editor, The Dialectic of Absolute Nothingness: The Legacy of German Philosophy in the Kyoto School (Cornell University Press, 2023)
- Co-editor, Vanishing Subjectivity: Flower, Shame, and Direct Cultivation in Asian Philosophies (Mimesis International, 2021)
- Co-editor, Asian Philosophical Texts: Exploring Hidden Sources (Mimesis International, 2020)
- Translator, Hashi Rysuke, Kyoto School and Imperial Japanese Navy: Over New Historical Material, ‘shima’s Memorandum’ (forthcoming with Bloomsbury, 2024)
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