-
Affiliation
-
Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Foreign Languages and Liberal Arts ( Hiyoshi )
-
Position
-
Associate Professor
-
E-mail Address
-
-
Remarks
-
J.K. Numao
Numao, Kei
|
|
|
Profile 【 Display / hide 】
-
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.
Profile Summary 【 Display / hide 】
-
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.
Career 【 Display / hide 】
-
2019.04-Present
Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
-
2017.04-2020.03
Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Global and Inter-cultural Studies, Ferris University
-
2013.09-2014.03
Part-time Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University
-
2013.04-2019.03
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
-
2011.08-2013.04
Adjunct Faculty, Undergraduate Program, Temple University Japan Campus
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
Books 【 Display / hide 】
-
S. Aoki, K. Kashiwazaki, and K. Takei (eds.) The English Enlightenment Before the Enlightenment
Kei Numao, Koyo Shobo, 2026
Scope: [In Japanese] Chapter 12: 'A Consideration of the English Enlightenment from the Perspective of Toleration: A Comparison with the French Enlightenment', Contact page： 343-361
-
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
-
Translation: The Faces of Injustice
Y. Kawakami, K. Numao, M. Matsumoto, Iwanami Shoten, 2023, Page： 318
Original author： Judith Shklar
-
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
-
Fukui, E. (ed.) Preliminary Seminar of Politics
Kei Numao, Sekaishisosha, 2019
Scope: [In Japanese] Chapter 5: 'Accommodating Diversity: Liberalism, Toleration, and Multiculturalism', 59-69
Papers 【 Display / hide 】
-
'A Lockean Account of the Moral Status of Undocumented Immigrants'
J.K. Numao
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 29 ( 4 ) 586 - 607 2026
Single Work, Accepted
-
'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
-
'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
Reviews, Commentaries, etc. 【 Display / hide 】
-
'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
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
[Domestic presentation] 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
[Domestic presentation] 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
Research Projects of Competitive Funds, etc. 【 Display / hide 】
-
What Do Pseudonyms and Nicknames Tell Us?: A Consideration of Several Cases in the Seventeenth Century
2026.04-2027.03Keio University, Keio Gijuku Academic Development Funds, Research grant, Principal investigator
-
John Locke, Judith Shklar, and Cruelty
2025.04-2026.03Keio University, Keio Gijuku Academic Development Funds, Research grant, Principal investigator
-
On Anger: Perspectives from Seventeenth-Century England
2023.04-2024.03Keio University, Keio Gijuku Academic Development Funds, Research grant, Principal investigator
-
The Evaluation of Sakoku in Seventeenth- and Early Eighteenth-Century England
2022.04-2023.03Keio University, Keio Gijuku Academic Development Funds, Research grant, Principal investigator
-
The Aesthetics of Toleration
2021.04-2022.03Keio University, Keio Gijuku Academic Development Funds, Research grant, Principal investigator
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.
Courses Taught 【 Display / hide 】
-
ENGLISH 4
2026
-
GRADUATE RESEARCH ON INFORMATICS, MANAGEMENT, AND HUMAN SCIENCES B1
2026
-
DOCTORAL RESEARCH ON INFORMATICS, MANAGEMENT, AND HUMAN SCIENCES
2026
-
GRADUATE RESEARCH ON INFORMATICS, MANAGEMENT, AND HUMAN SCIENCES B2
2026
-
GRADUATE RESEARCH ON INFORMATICS, MANAGEMENT, AND HUMAN SCIENCES A2
2026
Memberships in Academic Societies 【 Display / hide 】
-
The Japanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought
-
Japanese Society for British Philosophy
Click to view the Scopus page. The data was downloaded from Scopus API in June 07, 2026, via http://api.elsevier.com and http://www.scopus.com .