INTERVIEW
ÉKRITS | Conversation with Philosopher Kazeto Shimonishi: “Reality Around Philosophy and Fashion”
Yusuke Koishi joined philosopher Kazeto Shimonishi for the ÉKRITS conversation “Reality Around Philosophy and Fashion.”
The conversation begins with Shimonishi’s Seisei to Shometsu no Seishinshi and moves through the difficulty of speaking Western philosophy in Japanese, the intellectual history surrounding Francisco Varela and cybernetics, and Koishi’s view of fashion as yoso, a modality that links the body and society. It considers how philosophy and fashion shape lived reality, character, and the structures through which knowledge is recognized internationally.