Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy by Kōjin Karatani

Abstract

This paper is a review of the book: Kōjin Karatani, Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy, trans. Joseph A. Murphy (Durham, N.C., and London: Duke University Press, 2017). According to the author, Karatani’s book is an attempt to refound the West in a Marxist version of ancient Greek history and philosophy.

Keywords

• kōjin karatani
• isonomia
• philosophy
• marxism