list of Kojin Karatani's works

I heard from friends abroad that they are interested in Kojin Karatani, and I became curious about which books have been translated and which ones haven’t yet.

A list of Kojin Karatani’s works

• A Man in Awe (1972)
• The Disease of Meaning (1975)
• Marx: The Center of Possibility (1978)
• The Origins of Japanese Modern Literature (1980)
  • (EN) Origins of Modern Japanese Literature (1993)
  • (ZH) 《Japanese Modern Literary Origins》.
• Architecture as Metaphor (1983)
  • (EN) Architecture as Metaphor; Language, Number, Money (1995)
  • (ZH) 《為喻隱的建築》
• Introspection and Retrospection” (1984)
• Criticism and Postmodernism” (1985)
• Exploration 1” (1986)
• Words and Tragedy (1989)
• Exploration 2” (1989)
• On the End of the World” (1990)
• Soseki’s Essays on Soseki” (1992)
• Materialism as Humor (1993)
• The “Prewar” Mindset” (1994)
• Ango Sakaguchi and Kenji Nakagami” (1996)
• Ethics 21” (2000)
  • (ZH) 《Ethics 21》
  • A book discussing various ethical issues in the 21st century, including the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, Maruyama Masao, education, religion, and the Sakakibara Seito incident.
• Possible Communism” (2000)
  • A book exploring the possibilities of communism in the modern era.
• 『 NAM Principles : NEW ASSOCIATIONIST MOVEMENT』(2000)
  • A book introducing the principles of the New Associationist Movement (NAM).
• Transcritique: Kant and Marx” (2001)
  • (EN) Transcritique: On Kant and Marx (2003)
  • A philosophical work comparing and contrasting the thoughts of Immanuel Kant and Karl Marx.
• 『 NAM Generation : NAM New Associationist Movement』(2001)
  • A book discussing the formation and development of the New Associationist Movement (NAM).
• Japan Psychoanalysis (2002)
  • An analysis of the Japanese mentality and spirit, including discussions on Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, and Kikuchi Kan.
• Nation and Aesthetics” (2004)
  • (EN) Nation and Aesthetics: On Kant and Freud (2017)
  • A book exploring the relationship between nationalism and aesthetics, drawing on the ideas of Kant and Freud.
• History and Repetition” (2004)
  • (EN) History and Repetition (2011)
  • A philosophical work examining the concepts of history and repetition.
• The End of Modern Literature” (2005)
  • A book discussing the end of modern literature, including lectures on the topic and an analysis of the translation issues in the works of Futabatei Shimei.
• Toward a World Republic” (2006)
  • (ZH) 《Mai Xiang World Republic》(Mai Xiang World Republic)
  • A book proposing the idea of a world republic, moving beyond the concepts of capital, nation, and state. - universal republic is the concept from Kant.
• Gyojin Karatani, Talking about Politics (2009)
  • (ZH) 《Gyoto Emotani talks politics
  • A collection of interviews with Karatani Kojin discussing various political issues.
• 『 Structure of World History 』 (2010)
  • (EN) The Structure of World History: From Modes of Production to Modes of Exchange (2014)
  • (ZH) 《World historical quite》.
  • A major work analyzing the structure of world history, focusing on the transition from modes of production to modes of exchange.
• 『 Read “The Structure of World History.” 』 (2011)
  • A companion book to “The Structure of World History,” providing further insights and explanations.
• Politics and Thought 1960-2011” (2012)
  • A collection of Karatani’s writings on politics and thought from 1960 to 2011.
• The Origins of Philosophy (2012)
  • (EN) Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy (2017)
  • (ZH) “Philosophical Origins.
  • A book tracing the origins of philosophy and the concept of isonomia (equality before the law).
• Yanagida Kunio” (2013)
  • A book discussing the works and ideas of Yanagita Kunio, a prominent Japanese folklorist.
• 『 University Lectures for Junior High School Students 2: How to Read History 』(Karatani wrote in 2013, published in 2018)
  • A book guiding junior high school students on how to read and understand history, part of a series of university lectures for younger students.
• 『 Structure of Empire 』 (2014)
  • (ZH) 《帝國的結構》
  • An analysis of the structure of empires, focusing on the center, periphery, and sub-periphery.
• Yūdōron: Yanagida Kunio and the Mountain People” (2014)
  • A book discussing the concept of “yudō” (nomadism) in relation to Yanagita Kunio and the “yamabito” (mountain people).
• Sadamoto, Emiya Yukito: Bungeki Ronbunshu (2016)
  • A collection of Karatani’s essays on literature.
• 『 Constitutional Unconsciousness 』 (2016)
  • (ZH) 《站在震後的廢墟之上》
  • A book examining the unconscious aspects of the Japanese Constitution.
• 『 New Associationist Manifesto 』(2021)
  • A manifesto for the New Associationist Movement.
• 『 power and modes of exchange 』 (2022)
  • A book discussing the relationship between power and modes of exchange.
• 『 Read “Power and Exchange Styles” by Yukito Karatani 』(2023)
  • A companion book providing a guided reading of Karatani’s “Power and Modes of Exchange.”

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