BookAuthors: Sevilla , Anton Luis (2017)
In this book, my aim is to introduce the full breadth of the ethical ideas of Watsuji Tetsurô, in a way that allows us to address key issues in sociopolitical philosophy today. Perhaps one might think that, well Watsuji was born almost 130 years ago, in a Japan that was busy trying to catch up with the western world—a context very different from our present time. That is true. But despite that, Watsuji had a very keen insight into problems that still plague us—or perhaps plague us even more—today. There are four dilemmas to which I think Watsuji can provide insight. The first question is simple—when we theorize about ethics—the kind of lives we ought to lead—where do we begin? Do we b... 
