Hiroki Azuma
Hiroki Azuma | |
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| 東 浩紀 | |
| Born | May 9, 1971 |
| Occupation | Cultural critic |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy, 20th-century philosophy, 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Japanese philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy, deconstruction, materialism, dualism |
| Main interests | Metaphysics, ontology, ethics, philosophy of language, communication studies, history of science, philosophy of science, studies of culture and representation, popular culture, otaku studies, literary theory, literary criticism, social philosophy, social thought, information society |
| Notable ideas | Misdelivery, Singular/Plural transcendentness, Postal space, Animalization, Database consumption, moe-elements, Gamelike realism, Disciplinary power/Environment-controlling power, Human/Animal publicness, General will 2.0, Weak ties, Villagers/Travelers/Tourists, Postal Multitude |
Hiroki Azuma (東 浩紀, Azuma Hiroki) (born May 9, 1971) is a Japanese cultural critic, novelist, and philosopher. He is the co-founder and former director of Genron, an independent institute in Tokyo, Japan.