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Kohei Saito | |
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| 斎藤 幸平 | |
.jpg) Saito at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2024 | |
| 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)[citation needed] |
Main interests | |
Kohei Saito (斎藤 幸平, Saitō Kōhei) (born January 31, 1987)[1] is a Japanese philosopher. He is an associate professor at the University of Tokyo. Saito works on ecology and political economy from a Marxist perspective. His 2020 book Capital in the Anthropocene has been credited for inspiring a resurgence of interest in Marxist thought in Japan.[2][3] He is an advocate of degrowth communism.
- ^ Kohei Saito [@koheisaito0131] (January 31, 2011). 誕生日だが [it's my birthday] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ NEWS, KYODO. "FEATURE: More young Japanese look to Marx amid pandemic, climate crisis". Kyodo News+. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
The book's success has inspired a renaissance of interest in Marxist thought.
- ^ McCurry, Justin (September 9, 2022). "'A new way of life': the Marxist, post-capitalist, green manifesto captivating Japan". the Guardian. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
... bookshop chains cleared space for special displays of revivalist Marxist literature.