Basic Information

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Kyle SHUTTLEWORTH


Title

Assistant Professor

Nationality

UNITED KINGDOM

Research Fields, Keywords

Authencitiy, Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Japanese Philosophy, Watsuji Tetsurō

E-Mail Address

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Profile

My research interests are situated in ethics and include contemporary conceptions of the good life and environmental issues.

Research Field

Ethics

Recent Activities

My publications include the monograph The History and Ethics of Authenticity (2020), the translation of Watsuji Tetsuro's "America's National Character" in Philosophy East and West (2021), and the research article "Overcoming Anthropocentrism" in Environmental Ethics (2022).

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Academic Background (Graduate Level) 【 display / non-display 】

  • Queen's University Belfast, Graduate School, Division of Philosophy, Philosophy

    Doctor's Course, 2018/07, Completed, UNITED KINGDOM

  • University of Warwick, Graduate School, Division of Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

    Master's Course, 2011/08, Completed, UNITED KINGDOM

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Degree Earned 【 display / non-display 】

  • Philosophy Doctorate, Philosophy/Ethics, Queen's University Belfast, 2018/07

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Professional Career On-Campus 【 display / non-display 】

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Global Connectivity Program, Assistant Professor, 2023/04 -

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Rikkyo University Department of Education, Special researcher of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2020/11 - 2022/11

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Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy , 2018/08 - , UNITED STATES

  • European Network of Japanese Philosophy, 2016/07 - , FRANCE

  • Irish Philosophical Society , 2008/07 - , IRELAND

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Field of Expertise 【 display / non-display 】

  • Philosophy/Ethics

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Academic Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Medical artificial intelligence and the black box problem: a view based on the ethical principle of “do no harm”, Intelligent Medicine, vol.4 (1) (p.23 - 29) , 2024, Hanhui Xu, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imed.2023.08.001, Research paper (scientific journal), Multiple Authorship, Philosophy/Ethics, English

  • “A Consideration of National Character” by Watsuji Tetsurō: A Translation, Journal East Asian Philosophy , vol.3 (1) (p.1 - 17) , 2023/03, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s43493-023-00018-3, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, Philosophy/Ethics, English

  • Authenticity Beyond the Anthropocene: Self-Realization and Symbiosis in Naess and Watsuji, Environmental Ethics , vol.42 (2) (p.137 - 159) , 2022/08, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.5840/enviroethics202251239, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, Philosophy/Ethics, English

  • Watsuji Tetsurō’s Confucian Bonds: From Totalitarianism to New Confucianism, Handbook of Confucianism in Modern Japan edited by Shaun O’Dwyer (p.140 - 152) , 2022/02, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2b6z82n.15, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, Philosophy/Ethics, English

  • The Form of Beauty by Kimura Motomori: A Translation, Vanishing Subjectivity: Flower, Shame, and Direct Cultivation in Asian Philosophies, vol.2021 (1) (p.157 - 178) , 2021/12, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth, Morisato Takeshi

    Research paper (scientific journal), Multiple Authorship, Philosophy/Ethics, English

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • The History and Ethics of Authenticity: Meaning, Freedom, and Modernity, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020/11, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth

    Scholarly Book, Single Author, Philosophy/Ethics, English

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On-Campus Classes/Subjects In Charge of 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2023, Fall, PHI300-1_F, Comparative Philosophy

  • 2023, Fall, PHI150-1_F, Western Philosophy: An Introduction to Philosophy through Science-Fiction

  • 2023, Fall, PHI200-1_F, Theoretical Philosophy: Mind, Knowledge and World

  • 2023, Fall, HUM230-1_F, History and Philosophy of Science

  • 2023, Spring, PHI210-1_S, Practical Philosophy: Ethics and Political Philosophy

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Community Activities Outside University 【 display / non-display 】

  • Environmental ethics and disaster resolution，2022/09

    Alongside Professor Kono Tetsuya, Professor Kiji Masahiko, a guest speaker from Africa, and students and graduate students from Rikkyo University, we initiated a week-long workshop on environmental ethics and disaster management in Rikuzentakata and Kessennuma. At Rikuzentakata satellite campus, we engaged with students from Rikuzentakata high school, giving guest lectures on environmental ethics, facilitated philosophical dialogue amongst students, and engaged with local citizens on the topic of disaster management. We also gave lectures on environmental ethics and facilitated philosophical dialogue amongst students in Kesennuma primary school.

  • Science Dialogue ，2021/05

    Introduced my research on environmental ethics to school students at Nirayama High school, and involved students in group discussion, and learning activities.

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