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The book offers a critical synthesis of critical theory, decolonial theory and Buddhist/Confucian inspired social theory. It does so as a cosmopolitan endeavour in order to overcome the limitations of these three traditions. The Buddhist/Confucian inspired social theory provides a robust and interpenetrative account of intra and inter-cultural social ontology, critical theory safeguards the individual and decolonial theory forces us to move away from ideals to instead focus on injustices. The approach is a unique and original synthesis of these three traditions. This leads to a conceptually non-western centric account of critical cosmopolitanism and radical democracy. The main themes are eurocentrism, cosmopolitanism, post-individual subjectivity and democracy. In providing such an account it allows for the study of the effects of the lives of those in colonised societies but also provides a mechanism to explore the effects of colonisation on the colonising societies.

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Michael Murphy succeeds in an extraordinarily ambitious task: to radically rethink critical cosmopolitan social theory as developed by Gerard Delanty and Walter Mignolo through an application of the central ideas of Watsuji Tetsurō, one of Japan's most significant modern philosophers and perhaps the world's first truly global thinker. Highly recommended for scholars and students of contemporary social theory and/or comparative thought. --James Mark Shields, Professor of Comparative Humanities and Asian Thought, Bucknell University This book makes a significant contribution to critical cosmopolitanism. It brings together different traditions of cosmopolitan thought in and opens the field to Japanese philosophy. It is a thoughtful and insightful analysis. --Gerard Delanty, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex Written with flair and imagination, Michael Murphy's exciting and thoughtful book rethinks the relationship of self and other in critical conversation with Gerard Delanty's cosmopolitanism and Walter Mignolo's decolonial theory. By pollinating this engaging dialogue with Watsuji Tetsuro' original concepts and perspectives, the book aspires to shed a new, valuable light on theorizations of temporal and spatial modalities of modernity. --Marianna Papastephanou, Department of Education, University of Cyprus

This book makes a significant contribution to critical cosmopolitanism. It brings together different traditions of cosmopolitan thought in and opens the field to Japanese philosophy. It is a thoughtful and insightful analysis.--Gerard Delanty, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex Written with flair and imagination, Michael Murphy's exciting and thoughtful book rethinks the relationship of self and other in critical conversation with Gerard Delanty's cosmopolitanism and Walter Mignolo's decolonial theory. By pollinating this engaging dialogue with Watsuji Tetsuro' original concepts and perspectives, the book aspires to shed a new, valuable light on theorizations of temporal and spatial modalities of modernity.--Marianna Papastephanou, Department of Education, University of Cyprus

Written with flair and imagination, Michael Murphy's exciting and thoughtful book rethinks the relationship of self and other in critical conversation with Gerard Delanty's cosmopolitanism and Walter Mignolo's decolonial theory. By pollinating this engaging dialogue with Watsuji Tetsuro' original concepts and perspectives, the book aspires to shed a new, valuable light on theorizations of temporal and spatial modalities of modernity.--Marianna Papastephanou, Department of Education, University of Cyprus

Michael Murphy succeeds in an extraordinarily ambitious task: to radically rethink critical cosmopolitan social theory as developed by Gerard Delanty and Walter Mignolo through an application of the central ideas of Watsuji Tetsuro, one of Japan's most significant modern philosophers and perhaps the world's first truly global thinker. Highly recommended for scholars and students of contemporary social theory and/or comparative thought.--James Mark Shields, Professor of Comparative Humanities and Asian Thought, Bucknell University This book makes a significant contribution to critical cosmopolitanism. It brings together different traditions of cosmopolitan thought in and opens the field to Japanese philosophy. It is a thoughtful and insightful analysis.--Gerard Delanty, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex Written with flair and imagination, Michael Murphy's exciting and thoughtful book rethinks the relationship of self and other in critical conversation with Gerard Delanty's cosmopolitanism and Walter Mignolo's decolonial theory. By pollinating this engaging dialogue with Watsuji Tetsuro' original concepts and perspectives, the book aspires to shed a new, valuable light on theorizations of temporal and spatial modalities of modernity.--Marianna Papastephanou, Department of Education, University of Cyprus

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Michael Murphy is visiting junior research fellow at the Institute of Modern and Contemporary Culture, University of Westminster.

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