Political philosophy in Japan : Nishida, the Kyoto School and co-prosperity / Christopher S. Goto-Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goto-Jones, Christopher S.

Series:

Leiden series in modern East Asian politics and history.

Leiden series in modern East Asian politics and history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nishida, Kitarō, 1870-1945--Political and social views.

Nishida, Kitarō.

Political science--Japan--Philosophy.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book focuses on the politics of Japan's pre-eminent philosophical school - the Kyoto School - and particularly that of its founder, Nishida Kitarô (1870-1945).

Contents:

Introduction : political philosophy in Japan and the contradictory location of Nishida tetsugaku

Theorising dissent : intellectuals, language, and political sleight-of-hand

The politics of harmony and awakening : Confucianism and Buddhism as political thought in Japan

The early Nishida and the place of Japanese political philosophy

(Re)locating the later Nishida : ideology and philosophy in wartime Japan

Nishida's shadow : the Kyoto School and the manipulation of nothingness

Conclusion : the philosophical site of politics in Japan - Shiso senso, and the defeat of Nishida tetsugaku?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-185) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-30859-0

1-134-30860-4

1-280-17494-3

0-203-42029-2

9780203420294

OCLC:

475907915