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Masachi Osawa

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Osawa Masachi

ペンネーム: Osawa Masachi（Used as an alternative author name in some publications）

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性別
男性
生誕
1958-10-15 （Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan → Tokyo, Japan → Kyoto, Japan

経歴

職業
Sociologist, Author, Public Intellectual, Educator
活動期間
1987年〜
所属
Assistant, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo, Lecturer / Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters, Chiba University, Associate Professor / Professor, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Lecturer (part-time), School of Culture, Media and Society, Waseda University
所属団体
Japan Sociological Society
影響を受けた人物
G. Spencer-Brown, Niklas Luhmann

学歴

Matsumoto Fukashi High School (Nagano)
国: Japan
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters / Department of Sociology
学位: 学士
国: Japan
Undergraduate degree (graduation year not specified)
University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Sociology / Sociology
学位: 博士（社会学）
期間: 1987-1990
卒業年: 1990
国: Japan
PhD awarded for the dissertation 'The Algebra of Action'

受賞歴

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2007
対象作品: The Origins of Nationalism
主催: Mainichi Shimbun
結果: winner
Shinsho Award (New Book Award)
2011
対象作品: Mysterious Christianity (co-authored with Daizaburo Hashizume)
主催: Chuko Publishing Co., Ltd.
結果: winner
Kawai Hayao Academic Prize
2015
対象作品: Freedom as a Prison
主催: Kawai Hayao Foundation
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Algebra of Action — From Spencer-Brown to Social Systems Theory

1988年 Academic (Sociology)

A doctoral dissertation that uses G. Spencer-Brown's formal logic as an entry point to connect with social systems theory.

formal logicsocial systems theorytheoretical sociology

Comparative Sociology of the Body (Vol.1 & 2)

1990年 Sociology

A study reading modern society through comparative perspectives on the social meanings of the body.

the sociology of the bodycomparative sociologymodernity

The Origins of Nationalism

2007年 Political / Social Theory 877ページ

A comprehensive examination of the historical and social origins of nationalism, discussing the formation of modern states and 'the nation'.

nationalismthe stateidentity

Freedom as a Prison — Responsibility, Publicness, and Capitalism

2015年 Philosophical / Social Theory

A critical examination of the paradoxes and limits of freedom, linked to responsibility, publicness, and the structures of capitalism.

freedomresponsibilitypublicnesscapitalism

全著作

  • The Algebra of Action — From Spencer-Brown to Social Systems Theory
  • Comparative Sociology of the Body (Vol.1 & 2)
  • The Paradox of Capitalism — Elliptical Illusions
  • Meaning and Otherness
  • Theory of Electronic Media — Medial Transformations of the Body
  • The Origins of Nationalism
  • Freedom as a Prison — Responsibility, Publicness, and Capitalism
  • The Philosophy of 'World History' (Ancient, Medieval, Eastern, Islamic volumes)
  • Thinking Techniques
  • Paradoxes of the Classics: 50 Selections of Philosophical Ideas that Transform Conceptions

作風・主題

文体
theoretical and logical argumentationinterdisciplinary approachessayistic and accessible tone
頻出モチーフ
freedomnationalismthe bodycapitalismresponsibility & publicness

評価・遺産

Masachi Osawa, grounded in theoretical sociology, has addressed a wide range of topics including modern society, nationalism, the body, and theories of freedom. His writings and public interventions have made him an influential figure in both academic and public intellectual circles in contemporary Japan.

関連学会

  • Japan Sociological Society

大衆文化への影響

  • Appearances on TV and radio debate programs and online media
  • Founder/editor of the journal THINKING 'O'

引用

  • Freedom as a Prison
    出典: Freedom as a Prison (book) (2015年)
  • He examines contemporary social phenomena with rigorous logic from multiple angles.
    出典: Profile (Wikipedia) (2016年)

豆知識

  • Born October 15, 1958, in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture.
  • Graduate of the University of Tokyo; received a PhD in Sociology in 1990.
  • Served as a professor at Kyoto University but resigned in 2009.
  • Founder/editor of the intellectual journal THINKING 'O'.
  • Won the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award for 'The Origins of Nationalism' and the Kawai Hayao Academic Prize for 'Freedom as a Prison'.
  • Co-recipient of the Shinsho (New Book) Award in 2011 for 'Mysterious Christianity' (co-authored with Daizaburo Hashizume).
  • Published 'Paradoxes of the Classics' (Asahi Shinsho) in February 2025.