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Takagi, Shunichi
Kyoto University Institute for the Future of Human Society Program-Specific Assistant Professor
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Last Updated :2026/10/29
Basic Information
Academic Degree
- 24 Mar. 2014京都大学修士（文学）
- 28 May 2017MPhil Stud (University College London)
- 28 Oct. 2021Ph.D.(University College London)
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Last Updated :2026/10/29
Research
Research Topics, Overview of the research
Research Topics
Revaluation of All Values Today: Philosophical Investigations into Contemporary CivilisationOverview of the research
What might it mean to undertake a ‘revaluation of all values’ under the conditions of contemporary civilisation, and what possibilities might such an undertaking open up? Drawing on Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, the Kyoto School and Charles Taylor, my research critically examines the conceptual space and systems of value presupposed by contemporary civilisation, tracing their historical formation. On this basis, I consider the possible consequences of civilisation in its present form and examine the conditions under which culture might flourish. Rather than simply evaluating particular social values, the project seeks to question their deepest conceptual and evaluative foundations and explore the role philosophy might play in opening up alternative cultural futures.
