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 】

  • Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Adjunct Lecturer, 2022/08 - 2023/08

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

  • Japan Women's University Faculty of Arts and Literature, Lecturer, 2019/08 - 2020/06

  • Queens University Belfast Open Learning, Lecturer, 2016/08 - 2019/05

  • Royal Institute of Philosophy Education, Lecturer, 2015/09 - 2019/02

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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 】

  • Beyond Anthropocentrism: A Watsujian Ecological Ethic, Asian Philosophy, vol.35 (1) (p.29 - 44) , 2025/01, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/09552367.2024.2371175, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • Rethinking the Replacement of Physicians with AI: A View Based on “White Lies”, American Philosophical Quarterly , vol.62 (1) (p.17 - 31) , 2025/01, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth, Hanhui Xu

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.5406/21521123.62.1.02, Research paper (scientific journal), Multiple Authorship, English

  • Confucianism, Nationalism, and Nihonjinron in Watsuji Tetsurō’s Climate, Confucianism at War: 1931-1945 (p.265 - 286) , 2024/12, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003569183, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • A Critical Analysis of Mayeda’s Interpretation of Watsuji Tetsurō’s Theory of Culture and Society, European Journal of Japanese Philosophy , vol.9 (p.149 - 157) , 2024/12, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • Miki Kiyoshi’s “Technology and Morality”: A Translation, European Journal of Japanese Philosophy, vol.9 (p.355 - 370) , 2024/12, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Watsuji Tetsurō's Attempt at an Autobiography, University of Hawai'i Press, 2027/02, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth; Sayaka Shuttleworth

    Scholarly Book, Joint Translation , Philosophy/Ethics, Japanese history, English

  • The Collected Philosophical Essays of Watsuji: Climate, Ethics, Nationality, Edinburgh University Press, 2026/11, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth; Takeshi Morisato

    Scholarly Book, Joint Translation , Philosophy/Ethics, English

  • 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 】

  • 2026, Spring, PHI160-1_S, Asian Philosophy

  • 2026, Spring, HUM230-1_S, History and Philosophy of Science

  • 2026, Spring, CPS490-15_S, Capstone Seminar: AILA IV

  • 2026, Spring, PHI150-1_S, Western Philosophy: An Introduction to Philosophy through Science-Fiction

  • 2026, 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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