I was born in Osaka, Japan. Upon graduating from high school, I worked as an English teacher for 3 years in Japan before starting my B.A. in Philosophy at Concordia University in Montréal, QC, Canada. Having actively interacted with a variety of faculty members and served for a communication director for PSA (Philosophy Student Association), I graduated with a thesis on Descartes’ view on Transubstantiation and how he was (un)able to defend it according to his philosophy.
 

I then began my M.A. in History and Philosophy of Science at University of Western Ontario, ON, Canada. My research focus then was on the role the formal causation played in generation of animals, with a specific interest in the concept of soul.

 

During my student years, I gave multiple presentations on a variety of topics, ranging from the 17th century theory of weapon’s salve, witchcraft in Europe, Haitian zombie phenomenon to Ninja Science amongst others. These papers were presented at a variety of universities, including in the U.S.

 

My primary academic interest is in History of Medical Philosophy in the West and in the East, but my other interests include the following: Aristotle, Descartes, Leibniz, Medicinal Cannibalism, Matter Theory and Alchemy, 17th Century European Philosophy, Pre-Modern Japanese Philosophy
 

My most recent publication is a paper on Dragon Ball Z. "Chapter 7: Philosophy, Soul, Politics and Power in Dragon Ball Z", in Hayashi, K., Anderson, W. H. U.  (Eds.), Anime, Philosophy and Religion, Vernon Press, 2023.

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I also currently teach Japanese professionally at https://www.italki.com/teacher/5700326