Kohei Saito

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Kohei Saito (born 31 January 1987) is a Japanese philosopher and researcher. He studies the history of economics. He is especially interested in Karl Marx and his philosophy and economics. He is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo.^[1] He was one of the winners of 17th Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Prize for 2020. He won the award for his work on "An Ecological Turn in Marxian Economics."^[2]

His book, "Marx in the Anthropocene : Towards the Idea of Degrowth Communism" (人新世のマルクス：脱成長のコミュニズムへの道) became a surprise best-seller. It is especially popular with younger Japanese people. It is part of a new popularity for Marx in Japan.^[3]

1. ↑ "齋藤 幸平（サイトウ コウヘイ） - 新任教員紹介". 東京大学 大学院総合文化研究科・教養学部. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
2. ↑ "Associate Professor Kohei Saito awarded JSPS Prize!". Osaka City University. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
3. ↑ NEWS, KYODO. "FEATURE: More young Japanese look to Marx amid pandemic, climate crisis". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2022-07-03.