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| name = Kohei Saito |
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| native_name = 斎藤 幸平 |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1987|1|31}} |
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| school_tradition = [[Continental philosophy|Continental]], [[Marxism]] |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Tokyo]] <small>(withdrawal)</small><br />[[Wesleyan University]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])</small><br />[[Free University of Berlin]] <small>([[Master of Arts|MA]])</small><br />[[Humboldt University of Berlin]] <small>([[PhD]])</small> |
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| era = [[Contemporary philosophy|Contemporary]] |
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| region = [[Japanese philosophy]] |
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| thesis_title = Natur gegen Kapital (Nature versus Capital) |
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| institutions = [[Osaka City University]]<br />[[University of Tokyo]] |
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| main_interests = {{hlist| [[Economy]] | [[Ecology]] }} |
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| notable_works = ''Karl Marx's Ecosocialism'' (2017), ''[[Capital in the Anthropocene]]'' (2020) |
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{{Nihongo|'''Kohei Saito'''|斎藤 幸平|Saitō Kōhei}} (born January 31, 1987)<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=koheisaito0131 |number=32187985231347712 |author=Kohei Saito |date=31 January 2011 |script-title=ja:誕生日だが |trans-title=it's my birthday |language=ja |access-date=2022-09-20}}</ref> is a Japanese [[philosopher]]. He is [[associate professor]] at [[University of Tokyo]]. Saito works on ecology and political economy from a [[Marxism|Marxist]] perspective. |
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== Early life and education == |
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After graduation from Shiba Junior & Senior High School (芝中学校・芝高等学校), a private school in Tokyo, Saito studied at first at the [[University of Tokyo]] (UT) for three months and voluntarily withdrew from the UT, to enroll [[Wesleyan University]], [[Connecticut]] from 2005 to 2009, and began his master's studies at the [[Free University of Berlin]] in 2009, and then completed his doctorate at the [[Humboldt University of Berlin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://researchmap.jp/7000022985?lang=en |title=Kohei Saito |work=researchmap.jp |language=en |access-date=2022-07-07}}</ref> |
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In 2016, Saito published the book ''Nature versus Capital. Marx's Ecology in his Unfinished Critique of Capitalism,'' which is based on his doctoral dissertation. In it, he performs the reconstruction of [[Karl Marx]]'s ecological critique of capitalism, in which he draws on extensive manuscripts and excerpts from Marx's estate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.perlentaucher.de/autor/kohei-saito.html |title=Kohei Saito |work=perlentaucher.de |language=en |access-date=2022-07-07}}</ref> |
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Saito co-edited Volume 18 of Division Four of the [[Marx-Engels-Gesamtausgabe]], which was published in 2019. Work on this book also informed his dissertation, which he completed at the [[Humboldt University of Berlin]]. Andreas Arndt is his doctoral advisor. In 2017, the English-language version of his book was published, and in 2020 he was awarded the JSPS Prize for it by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Furthermore, in 2018 he won the [[Deutscher Memorial Prize]] for Marxist Research named after [[Isaac Deutscher]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://climateandcapitalism.com/2018/11/25/karl-marxs-ecosocialism-wins-the-2018-deutscher-prize/ |title='Karl Marx's Ecosocialism' wins the 2018 Deutscher Prize |work=Climate and Capitalism|date=2018-11-25 |language=en |access-date=2022-07-07}}</ref> |
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Saito was subsequently a visiting scholar at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], and from 2017 to March 2022 he was an associate professor at Osaka Metropolitan University. He was made an associate professor at the University of Tokyo in April 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/info/research/faculty/newlyappointed/ics/f029241.html|title=齋藤 幸平（サイトウ コウヘイ） - 新任教員紹介|accessdate=20 April 2022|publisher=University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences|archiveurl=https://warp.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/12289627/www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/info/research/faculty/newlyappointed/ics/f029241.html|archivedate=14 May 2022}}</ref> |
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His 2020 published volume ''[[Capital in the Anthropocene]]'' became an unexpected bestseller in Japan, selling over 250,000 copies by May 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/05/ec42a541b32e-feature-more-young-japanese-look-to-marx-amid-pandemic-climate-crisis.html |title=More young Japanese look to Marx amid pandemic, climate crisis |work=[[Kyodo News]] |date=2021-09-05 |language=en |access-date=2022-07-07}}</ref> sales figures rose to more than 500,000 by mid-2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/09/a-new-way-of-life-the-marxist-post-capitalist-green-manifesto-captivating-japan|title='A new way of life': the Marxist, post-capitalist, green manifesto captivating Japan|first=Justin|last=McCurry|date=9 September 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> |
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== Publications (selected) == |
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* ''[https://monthlyreview.org/product/karl_marxs_ecosocialism/ Karl Marx's Ecosocialism: Capital, Nature, and the Unfinished Critique of Political Economy]'', [[Monthly Review Press]], 2017. |
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Revision as of 07:51, 2 October 2022
Kohei Saito | |
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| 斎藤 幸平 | |
| Born | January 31, 1987 |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo (withdrawal) Wesleyan University (BA) Free University of Berlin (MA) Humboldt University of Berlin (PhD) |
| Notable work | Karl Marx's Ecosocialism (2017), Capital in the Anthropocene (2020) |
| Era | Contemporary |
| Region | Japanese philosophy |
| School | Continental, Marxism |
| Institutions | Osaka City University University of Tokyo |
| Thesis | Natur gegen Kapital (Nature versus Capital) |
Main interests | |
Kohei Saito (斎藤 幸平, Saitō Kōhei) (born January 31, 1987)[1] is a Japanese philosopher. He is associate professor at University of Tokyo. Saito works on ecology and political economy from a Marxist perspective.
Early life and education
After graduation from Shiba Junior & Senior High School (芝中学校・芝高等学校), a private school in Tokyo, Saito studied at first at the University of Tokyo (UT) for three months and voluntarily withdrew from the UT, to enroll Wesleyan University, Connecticut from 2005 to 2009, and began his master's studies at the Free University of Berlin in 2009, and then completed his doctorate at the Humboldt University of Berlin.[2]
In 2016, Saito published the book Nature versus Capital. Marx's Ecology in his Unfinished Critique of Capitalism, which is based on his doctoral dissertation. In it, he performs the reconstruction of Karl Marx's ecological critique of capitalism, in which he draws on extensive manuscripts and excerpts from Marx's estate.[3]
Saito co-edited Volume 18 of Division Four of the Marx-Engels-Gesamtausgabe, which was published in 2019. Work on this book also informed his dissertation, which he completed at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Andreas Arndt is his doctoral advisor. In 2017, the English-language version of his book was published, and in 2020 he was awarded the JSPS Prize for it by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Furthermore, in 2018 he won the Deutscher Memorial Prize for Marxist Research named after Isaac Deutscher.[4]
Saito was subsequently a visiting scholar at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and from 2017 to March 2022 he was an associate professor at Osaka Metropolitan University. He was made an associate professor at the University of Tokyo in April 2022.[5]
His 2020 published volume Capital in the Anthropocene became an unexpected bestseller in Japan, selling over 250,000 copies by May 2021,[6] sales figures rose to more than 500,000 by mid-2022.[7]
Publications (selected)
- Karl Marx's Ecosocialism: Capital, Nature, and the Unfinished Critique of Political Economy, Monthly Review Press, 2017.
See also
References
- ^ Kohei Saito [@koheisaito0131] (31 January 2011). 誕生日だが [it's my birthday] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-09-20 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kohei Saito". researchmap.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "Kohei Saito". perlentaucher.de. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "'Karl Marx's Ecosocialism' wins the 2018 Deutscher Prize". Climate and Capitalism. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "齋藤 幸平（サイトウ コウヘイ） - 新任教員紹介". University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "More young Japanese look to Marx amid pandemic, climate crisis". Kyodo News. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ McCurry, Justin (9 September 2022). "'A new way of life': the Marxist, post-capitalist, green manifesto captivating Japan". The Guardian.
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