Takeshi Morisato
@takeshimorisato.bsky.social
Lecturer in Non-Western Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Interested in decolonising philosophy & higher education with world philosophies.
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In Japanese philosophy, unlike the atomised Western self, we are ‘ningen’ (人間), each enmeshed with other humans and nature @takeshimorisato.bsky.social
The Japanese ethics of ‘ningen’ dethrones the Western self | Aeon Essays
In Japanese philosophy, unlike the atomised Western self, we are ‘ningen’ (人間), each enmeshed with other humans and nature
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February 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
In Japanese philosophy, unlike the atomised Western self, we are ‘ningen’ (人間), each enmeshed with other humans and nature @takeshimorisato.bsky.social
I wrote an essay on the out-of-print JP translation of Du Bois' "Souls" for its publisher's magazine, and now they have decided to reprint the title. One solid win for Africana philosophy.
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I wrote an essay on the out-of-print JP translation of Du Bois' "Souls" for its publisher's magazine, and now they have decided to reprint the title. One solid win for Africana philosophy.
This week we are reading these three books by Kwame Ture, Steve Biko, and Huey Newton, questioning the myth of coalition and skepticism against the naïveté or dishonesty of liberals before the White(supremacist) power. a series of examples from media that makes them prophetic.
February 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
This week we are reading these three books by Kwame Ture, Steve Biko, and Huey Newton, questioning the myth of coalition and skepticism against the naïveté or dishonesty of liberals before the White(supremacist) power. a series of examples from media that makes them prophetic.
it's clear that major Black thinkers in the 20th century had read and possibly corresponded with Walter Lippmann.
February 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
it's clear that major Black thinkers in the 20th century had read and possibly corresponded with Walter Lippmann.
My article on Japanese ethics is out @aeonmag!: The Japanese ethics of ‘ningen’ dethrones the Western self – aeon.co/essays/the-j...
Special thanks to Philosophy Bites for very thoughtful editorial suggestions and intellectual support for Japanese & Africana philosophy!
Special thanks to Philosophy Bites for very thoughtful editorial suggestions and intellectual support for Japanese & Africana philosophy!
February 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
My article on Japanese ethics is out @aeonmag!: The Japanese ethics of ‘ningen’ dethrones the Western self – aeon.co/essays/the-j...
Special thanks to Philosophy Bites for very thoughtful editorial suggestions and intellectual support for Japanese & Africana philosophy!
Special thanks to Philosophy Bites for very thoughtful editorial suggestions and intellectual support for Japanese & Africana philosophy!
My first JP essay on Africana philosophy was accepted for publication—so, thinking about reshaping it for my upcoming talk in Taiwan. I compare what's happening in the United States today (apropos of the 14th amendment) to the time of "The Souls of Black Folk." @HenryTien0719
February 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
My first JP essay on Africana philosophy was accepted for publication—so, thinking about reshaping it for my upcoming talk in Taiwan. I compare what's happening in the United States today (apropos of the 14th amendment) to the time of "The Souls of Black Folk." @HenryTien0719
We talked about the concept of "white man's burden" & how it was popularised through art, media, political discourse, etc., & how consistent with the rise of Yellow Peril (黄禍). Also, we covered how the term "man" did not only refer to males. Kipling is a Nobel prize winner.
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
We talked about the concept of "white man's burden" & how it was popularised through art, media, political discourse, etc., & how consistent with the rise of Yellow Peril (黄禍). Also, we covered how the term "man" did not only refer to males. Kipling is a Nobel prize winner.
Also, if philosophy is too Euro-ethnocentric & anti-non-western philosophy, doing well in academic career generally means that we comply with the dominance voice & as Carter G Woodson would argue, in this context, being more educated & successful is actually quite harmful?
January 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Also, if philosophy is too Euro-ethnocentric & anti-non-western philosophy, doing well in academic career generally means that we comply with the dominance voice & as Carter G Woodson would argue, in this context, being more educated & successful is actually quite harmful?
All points are valid and even more interesting & prophetic to reread it during the second term.
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@ColumbiaUP @BryanVanNorden
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January 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
All points are valid and even more interesting & prophetic to reread it during the second term.
cup.columbia.edu/boo...
@ColumbiaUP @BryanVanNorden
cup.columbia.edu/boo...
@ColumbiaUP @BryanVanNorden
We are reading this out-of-print book by Alexander Crummell in a 3rd year course on Black philosophy: "Civilization and Black Progress" www.upress.virginia....
UVA Press has agreed to make it available on print-on-demand. Stay tuned for that day!
UVA Press has agreed to make it available on print-on-demand. Stay tuned for that day!
January 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
We are reading this out-of-print book by Alexander Crummell in a 3rd year course on Black philosophy: "Civilization and Black Progress" www.upress.virginia....
UVA Press has agreed to make it available on print-on-demand. Stay tuned for that day!
UVA Press has agreed to make it available on print-on-demand. Stay tuned for that day!
For Axander Crummell, civilisation & industrialism were incompatible. Every Black scholar (as for any other intellectual) must also be a "philanthropist," who is eager to discover & encourage other geniuses, governed by generosity. How is our academy doing?
January 18, 2026 at 12:02 AM
For Axander Crummell, civilisation & industrialism were incompatible. Every Black scholar (as for any other intellectual) must also be a "philanthropist," who is eager to discover & encourage other geniuses, governed by generosity. How is our academy doing?
何世紀にもわたる植民主義の影響による「支配的な労働観」や「その労働を中心にシステム化された社会」に対する2009年フランス圏カリブ海ゼネストを介して、フランス圏カリブ海文学史・思想史を往還的な創造的カオス論として紹介しているのが素晴らしい。
@n_a_k_a_m_u_u
@jimbunshoin
@n_a_k_a_m_u_u
@jimbunshoin
January 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM
何世紀にもわたる植民主義の影響による「支配的な労働観」や「その労働を中心にシステム化された社会」に対する2009年フランス圏カリブ海ゼネストを介して、フランス圏カリブ海文学史・思想史を往還的な創造的カオス論として紹介しているのが素晴らしい。
@n_a_k_a_m_u_u
@jimbunshoin
@n_a_k_a_m_u_u
@jimbunshoin
9hrs layover at Heathrow and it came down to this view as being the best from a reclining bench between gate A11 and A12 in T5.
January 11, 2026 at 8:28 PM
9hrs layover at Heathrow and it came down to this view as being the best from a reclining bench between gate A11 and A12 in T5.
Who wants to "Venture into Black Philosophy" in Year 3 from next week with me (before getting hit so hard by @DrTJC in Year 4 & PG)? http://www.drps.ed.a...
January 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Who wants to "Venture into Black Philosophy" in Year 3 from next week with me (before getting hit so hard by @DrTJC in Year 4 & PG)? http://www.drps.ed.a...
A student under my supervision wrote a MA thesis on Dōgen and since it was so well written already at the first draft stage, I recommend him to submit it for publication and it was accepted. This was not supervising but learning from the better student of Zen.
January 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
A student under my supervision wrote a MA thesis on Dōgen and since it was so well written already at the first draft stage, I recommend him to submit it for publication and it was accepted. This was not supervising but learning from the better student of Zen.
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Such a great series. @philipgoff.bsky.social was excellent, as was Gilbert Markus talking about 'Is God Nothing?' (of interest to anyone thinking about inter-religious dialogue and concepts of the divine). @takeshimorisato.bsky.social @theosthinktank.bsky.social
And so another series of @theosthinktank.bsky.social's Reading our Times comes to an end, with a great interview with @philipgoff.bsky.social in which we simply ask does the universe have a purpose? After a series covering consciousness, quantum, time & God, what else? tinyurl.com/56t5uymc
Does the universe have a purpose? In conversation with Philip Goff
Podcast Episode · Reading Our Times · 16/12/2025 · 36m
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December 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Such a great series. @philipgoff.bsky.social was excellent, as was Gilbert Markus talking about 'Is God Nothing?' (of interest to anyone thinking about inter-religious dialogue and concepts of the divine). @takeshimorisato.bsky.social @theosthinktank.bsky.social
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Introducing the Clay-Gilmore Institute for Philosophy, Technology, and Counterinsurgency
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Introducing the Clay-Gilmore Institute for Philosophy, Technology, and Counterinsurgency
Notes on New Developments in Black Male Studies & the Use and Misuse of Counterinsurgency as a Lens of Analysis in Black Scholarship, Digital Punditry and Popular Media
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December 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Introducing the Clay-Gilmore Institute for Philosophy, Technology, and Counterinsurgency
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On 5:50 train to London and my reading for the ride.
December 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
On 5:50 train to London and my reading for the ride.
The viva/doctoral defence of the second Black Ph.D. philosophy student (ever in the history of our 442 year old university), Mr. Tony Baugh (@trbaugh), was concluded yesterday. Beware America. Dr. Baugh will be back in the States like Césaire in Martinique!
December 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The viva/doctoral defence of the second Black Ph.D. philosophy student (ever in the history of our 442 year old university), Mr. Tony Baugh (@trbaugh), was concluded yesterday. Beware America. Dr. Baugh will be back in the States like Césaire in Martinique!
フランス語圏カリブ海思想・文学史が非常に分かりやすくまとめられている小冊子です。分厚い研究書に手を出す余裕がない人、すでに読んだが通史を復習しておきたい読者におすすめです。http://www.fukyo.co....
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December 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
フランス語圏カリブ海思想・文学史が非常に分かりやすくまとめられている小冊子です。分厚い研究書に手を出す余裕がない人、すでに読んだが通史を復習しておきたい読者におすすめです。http://www.fukyo.co....
@fukyosha
@fukyosha
日本で出版業界の調子があまり良くないという知らせが、英国まで届いています。読める本は読んで応援していければと思いました。
December 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
日本で出版業界の調子があまり良くないという知らせが、英国まで届いています。読める本は読んで応援していければと思いました。
@caribphilのブログ『Caliban's Reaings』に向けて、日本語におけるカリブ思想・文学研究を複数的世界哲学の観点から紹介する記事を執筆中です。方法論的記事一本と、中村隆之さん(@n_a_k_a_m_u_u)と中村達さん(@japa_maican)をそれぞれ紹介する記事を一本づつ書いています→caribbeanphilosophy....
December 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
@caribphilのブログ『Caliban's Reaings』に向けて、日本語におけるカリブ思想・文学研究を複数的世界哲学の観点から紹介する記事を執筆中です。方法論的記事一本と、中村隆之さん(@n_a_k_a_m_u_u)と中村達さん(@japa_maican)をそれぞれ紹介する記事を一本づつ書いています→caribbeanphilosophy....
Nishitani’s Awakening to Awakening:
The Art of Touching the Emptiness in Sensation
Steve Lofts (King’s University College, London, Canada)
Date: December 9 (Tue)
Time: 18:15–19:30
Venue: Underground Big Conference Room (地下大会議室), Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
The Art of Touching the Emptiness in Sensation
Steve Lofts (King’s University College, London, Canada)
Date: December 9 (Tue)
Time: 18:15–19:30
Venue: Underground Big Conference Room (地下大会議室), Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
December 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Nishitani’s Awakening to Awakening:
The Art of Touching the Emptiness in Sensation
Steve Lofts (King’s University College, London, Canada)
Date: December 9 (Tue)
Time: 18:15–19:30
Venue: Underground Big Conference Room (地下大会議室), Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
The Art of Touching the Emptiness in Sensation
Steve Lofts (King’s University College, London, Canada)
Date: December 9 (Tue)
Time: 18:15–19:30
Venue: Underground Big Conference Room (地下大会議室), Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
CfA: Identity and Ideology: An Open Dialogue between Mexican and Japanese Philosophy
Online Conference | March 4–6, 2026
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Online Conference | March 4–6, 2026
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December 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
CfA: Identity and Ideology: An Open Dialogue between Mexican and Japanese Philosophy
Online Conference | March 4–6, 2026
www.facebook.com/sha...
Online Conference | March 4–6, 2026
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Why not celebrate #worldphilosophyday by subscribing to @thenewworldmag.bsky.social - that will give you access to well over 100 of my philosophy columns there
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Why not celebrate #worldphilosophyday by subscribing to @thenewworldmag.bsky.social - that will give you access to well over 100 of my philosophy columns there