list of Kojin Karatani's works
I heard from friends abroad that they are interested in Kojin Karatani, and I became curious about which books have been translated and which ones haven't yet.
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『畏怖する人間』 (1972)
『意味という病』 (1975)
『マルクスその可能性の中心』 (1978)
『日本近代文学の起源』 (1980)
(EN) Origins of Modern Japanese Literature (1993)
(ZH) 《日本近代文學的起源》
『隠喩としての建築』 (1983)
(EN) Architecture as Metaphor; Language, Number, Money (1995)
(ZH) 《作為隱喻的建築》
『内省と遡行』 (1984)
『批評とポストモダン』 (1985)
『探究 1』 (1986)
『言葉と悲劇』 (1989)
『探究 2』 (1989)
『終焉をめぐって』 (1990)
『漱石論集成』 (1992)
『ヒューモアとしての唯物論』 (1993)
『"戦前"の思考』 (1994)
『坂口安吾と中上健次』 (1996)
『倫理21』 (2000)
(ZH) 《倫理21》
A book discussing various ethical issues in the 21st century, including the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, Maruyama Masao, education, religion, and the Sakakibara Seito incident.
『可能なるコミュニズム』 (2000)
A book exploring the possibilities of communism in the modern era.
『NAM原理: NEW ASSOCIATIONIST MOVEMENT』(2000)
A book introducing the principles of the New Associationist Movement (NAM).
『トランスクリティーク：カントとマルクス』 (2001)
(EN) Transcritique: On Kant and Marx (2003)
A philosophical work comparing and contrasting the thoughts of Immanuel Kant and Karl Marx.
『NAM生成: NAM New Associationist Movement』(2001)
A book discussing the formation and development of the New Associationist Movement (NAM).
『日本精神分析』 (2002)
An analysis of the Japanese mentality and spirit, including discussions on Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, and Kikuchi Kan.
『ネーションと美学』 (2004)
(EN) Nation and Aesthetics: On Kant and Freud (2017)
A book exploring the relationship between nationalism and aesthetics, drawing on the ideas of Kant and Freud.
『歴史と反復』 (2004)
(EN) History and Repetition (2011)
A philosophical work examining the concepts of history and repetition.
『近代文学の終わり』 (2005)
A book discussing the end of modern literature, including lectures on the topic and an analysis of the translation issues in the works of Futabatei Shimei.
『世界共和国へ』 (2006)
(ZH) 《邁向世界共和國》
A book proposing the idea of a world republic, moving beyond the concepts of capital, nation, and state.
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『柄谷行人　政治を語る』 (2009)
(ZH) 《柄谷行人談政治》
A collection of interviews with Karatani Kojin discussing various political issues.
『世界史の構造』 (2010)
(EN) The Structure of World History: From Modes of Production to Modes of Exchange (2014)
(ZH) 《世界史的結構》
A major work analyzing the structure of world history, focusing on the transition from modes of production to modes of exchange.
『「世界史の構造」を読む』 (2011)
A companion book to "The Structure of World History," providing further insights and explanations.
『政治と思想 1960-2011』 (2012)
A collection of Karatani's writings on politics and thought from 1960 to 2011.
『哲学の起源』 (2012)
(EN) Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy (2017)
(ZH) 《哲學的起源》
A book tracing the origins of philosophy and the concept of isonomia (equality before the law).
『柳田國男論』 (2013)
A book discussing the works and ideas of Yanagita Kunio, a prominent Japanese folklorist.
『続・中学生からの大学講義2 歴史の読みかた』(Karatani wrote in 2013, published in 2018)
A book guiding junior high school students on how to read and understand history, part of a series of university lectures for younger students.
『帝国の構造』 (2014)
(ZH) 《帝國的結構》
An analysis of the structure of empires, focusing on the center, periphery, and sub-periphery.
『遊動論：柳田国男と山人』 (2014)
A book discussing the concept of "yudō" (nomadism) in relation to Yanagita Kunio and the "yamabito" (mountain people).
『定本 柄谷行人 文学論集』 (2016)
A collection of Karatani's essays on literature.
『憲法の無意識』 (2016)
(ZH) 《站在震後的廢墟之上》
A book examining the unconscious aspects of the Japanese Constitution.
『ニュー・アソシエーショニスト宣言』(2021)
A manifesto for the New Associationist Movement.
『力と交換様式』 (2022)
A book discussing the relationship between power and modes of exchange.
『柄谷行人『力と交換様式』を読む』(2023)
A companion book providing a guided reading of Karatani's "Power and Modes of Exchange."