Shinichiro Kurimoto

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Shinichiro Kurimoto (栗本慎一郎) was born at Tokyo in 1941 and is a Japanese author and a politician. He is also an economic anthropologist and a philosopher who introduced the ideas of Karl Polanyi and his younger brother Michael Polanyi to Japan. He was a professor at universities such as Meiji University and Northwestern University.[1]

During the 1980s his works were categorized in Japan as "new academism", which included works by Akira Asada, Kojin Karatani and Shigehiko Hasumi.[2]

He acted as a judge in the television show "Iron Chef".[3]

Works

Academic books

  • Economic anthoropology 経済人類学
  • Economy as illusions 幻想としての経済
  • Apes in pants パンツをはいたサル ISBN 4768468993 ISBN 978-4768468999
  • The iron maiden 鉄の処女
  • Meaning and Living 意味と生命
  • Budapest story ブダペスト物語

Literary books

  • Against girls 反少女(short stories)
  • Against literary theories 反文学論(criticism)
  • The blood of Tokyo cries doooooooon 東京の血はどおーんと騒ぐ (an essay like a novel)

Political Affiliations

See also

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