Professor
Seiji Takeda
Born in Osaka in 1947. Second-generation Korean in Japan. Philosopher. Graduated from the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University. After serving as a professor at the School of International Studies, Meiji Gakuin University and the School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University, he is currently a professor emeritus at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Waseda University. Started his career as a writer in Japan. Has been active in literary criticism, thought criticism, and philosophical writing. Currently writing a book on desire as a fundamental theory of existential philosophy (Volume 1 and Volume 2 have been published).
Other Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Waseda University
Area of Expertise
Phenomenology, Western Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy, Existentialist Philosophy
Courses
Modern Philosophy, Capitalism, the Future of Human Existence
Selected Publications
Introduction to Phenomenology” (NHK Books, 1989),
“Introduction to Philosophy for Understanding Myself” (Chikuma Gakugei Bunko, 1990),
“Condition of Human Freedom” (Kodansha Science Bunko, 2004),
“Complete Deciphering of Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit” (Kodansha, 2007),
“Complete Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason” (Kodansha Metier 2010),
“The Theory of Desire” (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, Kodansha),
“What is Philosophy” (NHK Books 2020), etc.
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