Numao, Kei

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Affiliation

Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Foreign Languages and Liberal Arts (Hiyoshi)

Position

Associate Professor

Remarks

J.K. Numao

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  • My research interests are in the history of political thought and political theory. I am particularly interested in the history of the idea of toleration and contemporary issues in toleration. My research focuses on exploring the political thought of the seventeenth century thinker John Locke and its modern relevance. My research also extends to other areas of Locke's thought which bear on his political thought.

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  • I am known to many by my Japanese name 'Kei' (pronounced 'Kay') outside my hometown, but I publish under my Canadian name 'J.K.' (John Kay) Numao.

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  • 2019.04
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    Present

    Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

  • 2017.04
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    2020.03

    Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Global and Inter-cultural Studies, Ferris University

  • 2013.09
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    2014.03

    Part-time Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University

  • 2013.04
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    2019.03

    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

  • 2011.08
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    2013.04

    Adjunct Faculty, Undergraduate Program, Temple University Japan Campus

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Academic Background 【 Display / hide

  • 2008.08

    The University of York, Department of Politics, Politics

    United Kingdom, Graduate School, Completed, Doctoral course

  • 2004.09

    The University of York, Department of Politics, Political Philosophy, The Idea of Toleration

    United Kingdom, Graduate School, Completed, Master's course

  • 2003.03

    Keio University, Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science

    University, Graduated

Academic Degrees 【 Display / hide

  • PhD, The University of York, 2009.07

  • MA, The University of York, 2005.07

 

Research Areas 【 Display / hide

  • History of Political Thought

  • Political Theory

Research Keywords 【 Display / hide

  • John Locke

  • Toleration

  • Liberalism

 

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  • Sellers M. and S. Kirstie (eds) Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy

    J.K. Numao, Dordrecht: Springer, 2023

    Scope: 'Toleration',  Contact page: 3465-3472

  • Shimokawa K. and P. Anstey (eds) Locke on Knowledge, Politics and Religion: New Interpretations from Japan

    J.K. Numao, Bloomsbury Academic, 2021

    Scope: 'Locke on Sex, Marriage and the State', 214-240

  • Cuttica C. and G. Mahlberg (eds) Patriarchal Moments

    J.K. Numao, London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

    Scope: 'Locke's Some Thoughts Concerning Education (1693): Fathers and Conversational Friendship', 81-88

  • Savonius-Wroth S.-J., Schuurman P. and J. Walmsley (eds) Continuum Companion to Locke

    J.K. Numao, London: Continuum, 2010

    Scope: 'John Milner', 100-102

  • Savonius-Wroth S.-J., Schuurman P. and J. Walmsley (eds) Continuum Companion to Locke

    J.K. Numao, London: Continuum, 2010

    Scope: 'Richard Willis', 117-118

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Papers 【 Display / hide

  • 'Philosophical Reflections on Japan's Sakoku Policy: Seventeenth-Century English Perspectives'

    J.K. Numao

    The Seventeenth Century 39 ( 2 ) 311 - 324 2024

    Single Work, Accepted

  • 'A Lockean Account of the Moral Status of Undocumented Immigrants'

    J.K. Numao

    Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy Online First 2023

    Single Work, Accepted

  • 'Locke on Consent, Membership and Emigration: A Reconsideration'

    J.K. Numao

    European Journal of Political Theory 21 ( 2 ) 211 - 229 2022

    Single Work, Accepted

  • 'Quality Check: A Contextual Analysis of the Lockean Proviso'

    J.K. Numao

    Libertarian Papers 10 ( 1 ) 61 - 82 2018

    Single Work, Accepted

  • 'Locke and Hate Speech Law: A Critical Review'

    J.K. Numao

    Locke Studies 17   173 - 196 2017

    Single Work, Accepted

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  • 'Addendum to "Recent Publications," Locke Studies 20 (2020): Japanese Language Publications'

    J.K. Numao

    Locke Studies 21   1 - 4 2021

    Single Work

  • Book Review: Yechiel J.M. Leiter, John Locke's Political Philosophy and the Hebrew Bible (In Japanese)

    Kei Numao

    Studies in British Philosophy (Japanese Society for British Philosophy)   ( 43 ) 102 - 104 2020

    Single Work

  • Book Review: Nicholas Jolley, Toleration and Understanding in Locke [In Japanese]

    Kei Numao

    English Enlightenment Forum of Japan Online 2020

    Single Work

  • Book Review: Keisuke Takei, Kokka, Kyokai, Kojin (In Japanese)

    Kei Numao

    Studies in British Philosophy (Japanese Society for British Philosophy)   ( 40 ) 76 - 77 2017

    Single Work

  • Survey: The Philosophy of John Locke (In Japanese)

    Shigeyuki Aoki, Takumichi Kojo, Kei Numao

    Studies in British Philosophy (Japanese Society for British Philosophy)   ( 40 ) 99 - 114 2017

    Joint Work

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Presentations 【 Display / hide

  • Sex and Love with Robots in the Age of Covid-19 (In Japanese)

    Kei Numao

    Bunri-Rensetsu Workshop, 

    2021.09

    Keio Research Center for the Liberal Arts

  • Locke and the Punishment of Aliens (In Japanese)

    Kei Numao

    The 44th Annual Conference (Online) , 

    2020.09

    The Japanese Society for British Philosophy

  • Can there be 'too many of them' in a Multicultural Society?: A Normative Reflection (In Japanese)

    Kei Numao

    The 26th Annual Conference of the Japanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought (Gakushuin University) , 

    2019.05

    The Japanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought

  • Invited Talk: Enter Equality, Stage Left?: A Reflection on the Role of Egalitarian Politics in the Fight against Poverty

    Kei Numao

    'Poverty and Equality: Ending Poverty - Does Equality Matter?', 5th Tokyo Tech Liberal Arts Mini-Symposium, 

    2017.11

  • What is a Tolerant Society? (In Japanese)

    Kei Numao

    The 17th Kenkyu no Genba kara, Keio Research Center for Liberal Arts, 

    2016.10

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Research Projects of Competitive Funds, etc. 【 Display / hide

  • On Anger: Perspectives from Seventeenth-Century England

    2023.04
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    2024.03

    Keio University, Keio Gijuku Academic Development Funds, Principal investigator

  • The Evaluation of Sakoku in Seventeenth- and Early Eighteenth-Century England

    2022.04
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    2023.03

    Keio University, Keio Gijuku Academic Development Funds, Principal investigator

  • The Aesthetics of Toleration

    2021.04
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    2022.03

    Keio University, Keio Gijuku Academic Development Funds, Research grant, Principal investigator

  • An Interdisciplinary Approach to the English Enlightenment

    2019.04
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    2023.03

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Shigeyuki Aoki, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Research grant, Coinvestigator(s)

  • John Locke on Aliens: An Examination of the Political Implications

    2019.04
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    2020.03

    Keio University, Keio Gijuku Academic Development Funds, Research grant, Principal investigator

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Awards 【 Display / hide

  • The 4th Encouragement Prize of the Japanese Society for British Philosophy

    Kei Numao, 2012.03, Japanese Society for British Philosophy

    Type of Award: Award from Japanese society, conference, symposium, etc.

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    Referee: European Journal of Political Theory, History of Philosophy Quarterly, Japanese Journal of Political Thought, Locke Studies, Philosophical Forum, Social Theory and Practice, Studi Lockiani

 

Courses Taught 【 Display / hide

  • WORLD POLITICAL SYSTEM

    2024

  • TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION 2

    2024

  • TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION 1

    2024

  • SEMINAR IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (PHILOSOPHY)

    2024

  • SEMINAR 2

    2024

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Memberships in Academic Societies 【 Display / hide

  • The Japanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought

     
  • Japanese Society for British Philosophy