Editing Hiroki Azuma (section)

{{Short description|Japanese philosopher and critic (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox philosopher
| region           = [[Japanese philosophy]]
| era              = [[Contemporary philosophy]], [[20th-century philosophy]], [[21st-century philosophy]]
| name             = Hiroki Azuma
| native_name      = 東 浩紀
| birth_name       = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1971|05|09}}
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| death_date       = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
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| school_tradition = [[Continental philosophy]], [[deconstruction]], [[materialism]], [[Dualism (philosophy of mind)|dualism]]
| main_interests   = [[Metaphysics]], [[ontology]], [[ethics]], [[philosophy of language]], [[communication studies]], [[history of science]], [[philosophy of science]], studies of culture and representation, [[popular culture]], [[otaku|{{transliteration|ja|otaku}}]] studies, [[literary theory]], [[literary criticism]], [[social philosophy]], [[social thought]], [[information society]]
| notable_ideas    = Misdelivery, Singular/Plural transcendentness, Postal space, Animalization, [[Database consumption]], [[Moe (slang)#Commentary|{{transliteration|ja|moe}}-elements]], Gamelike realism, Disciplinary power/Environment-controlling power, Human/Animal publicness, General will 2.0, Weak ties, Villagers/Travelers/Tourists, Postal Multitude
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| occupation       = [[Cultural critic]]
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{{nihongo|'''Hiroki Azuma'''|東 浩紀|Azuma Hiroki}} (born May 9, 1971) is a Japanese [[cultural critic]], [[novelist]], and [[philosopher]]. He is the co-founder and former director of [[Genron]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=English |url=https://genron.co.jp/en |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=株式会社ゲンロン |language=ja}}</ref> an independent institute in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2016 |title=Hiroki Azuma {{!}} Not Political, but Database, Animals: Towards a political semi-transparent interface |url=https://www.caa-ins.org/archives/429 |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=网络社会研究所 |language=zh-CN}}</ref>