Ichirō Kishimi

Ichiro Kishimi is a Japanese philosopher and psychologist specializing in Western ancient philosophy and Adlerian psychology. Born in Kyoto Prefecture, he studied at Kyoto University but withdrew from the doctoral program in 1987 to care for his mother. Kishimi has taught at various institutions, including Kyoto University of Education, Konan University, and Nara Women's University. He co-authored the bestseller The Courage to Be Disliked with Fumitake Koga, which has sold over one million copies since its publication in 2013. Since 2017, he has been writing for Courrier Japon and overseeing special features on Adlerian psychology.