Watsuji Tetsurô’s Global Ethics of Emptiness

Anton Luis Sevilla is a full-time instructor at the Faculty of Arts and Science, and the Graduate School of Education at Kyushu University, Japan. He teaches and conducts research on Japanese philosophy and ethics of education. He is the translator of Sueki Fumihiko’s Religion and Ethics at Odds: A Buddhist Counter-Position and has numerous publications on the Kyoto School of Philosophy in Journal of Religious Ethics, Journal of Philosophy of Education, and Asian Philosophy.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Ethical System of Watsuji Tetsurô.- Chapter 3: Relationality vs. Singularity: Between Care Ethics and Poststructuralism.- Chapter 4: Individuality vs. Community: Confronting the Liberal-Communitarian Debates.- Chapter 5: Universality vs. Particularity: Local Ethics in a Global World.- Chapter 6: Ethics of Emptiness: The Road from Buddhism to Aidagara.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.

“Watsuji Tetsurō’s Global Ethics of Emptiness, offers a lucidly written, and welcome addition, to the growing literature on Watsuji Tetsurō. The content of Sevilla’s book is applicable and beneficial to all levels, from Watsuji scholars, to those who lack any prior knowledge.” (Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth, European Journal of Japanese Philosophy, Vol. 3, 2018)