1st Edition
Recent Japanese Philosophical Thought 1862-1994 A Survey
By Gino K. Piovesana
Copyright 1997
322 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
322 Pages
by
Routledge
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Piovesana's famous survey is republished with an additional chapter by Naoshi Yamawaki to cover the intervening years up to 1994. It continues to be the only introduction to Japanese thinkers and philosophical thought covering the period of Japan's 'modern' era.
Preface to the original edition 1. EARLY EMPIRICISM, POSITIVISM, AND EVOLUTIONISM 1862-1885 2. CONSERVATISM AND ANGLO-GERMAN IDEALISM 1886-1900 3. INDIVIDUALISM, PRAGMATISM, AND NEO[1]KANTIANISM 1901-1925 4. THE PHILOSOPHY OF NISHIDA KITARO 1870-1945 5. OTHER LEADING PHILOSOPHERS: HATANO, WATSUJI, and TANABE 6. CULTURALISM AND HEGELIANISM; MARXISM AND WORLD PHILOSOPHY 1926-1945 7. POST-WAR PHILOSOPHICAL TRENDS 1946-1962 8. CONCLUSIONS: WESTERN PHILOSOPHY VERSUS ORIENTAL CULTURE
Biography
Gino K. Piovesana, Sophia University Tokyo
'A valuable introductory text comprehensive survey fills a real need for a comprehensive account of a large segment of the philosophical tradition in modern Japan.' - John Tucker, Pacific Affairs
