| Position | Research Associate |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Chinese Philosophy |
| Graduate School | East Asian Thought and Culture |
| Department | Chinese Thought and Culture |
Career
| May 2014: | Ph.D., Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo |
| April 2021: | Appointed to the Faculty of Letters, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo |
Research Areas
History of Chinese Thought
Yin-Yang and Five Elements Theory
The Five Elements Theory categorizes various phenomena into the five elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—and uses concepts like “mutual generation” and “mutual conquest” to explain the structure and phenomena of the universe. Some aspects of this theory are still applied today in fields such as traditional Chinese medicine and divination. However, did the Five Elements Theory always possess such complex logic from the beginning? A close reading of various texts reveals that this was not the case; rather, the theory gradually developed over time. By analyzing the background and reasons for the emergence of individual concepts, I aim to gradually deconstruct the grand system of the Five Elements Theory and uncover the process by which it was formed.
