The Origins of Modern Japanese Philosophy : Nishida Kitaro and the Meiji Period / Richard Stone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stone, Richard, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury Studies in World Philosophies.

Bloomsbury Studies in World Philosophies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nishida, Kitarō, 1870-1945.

Nishida, Kitarō.

Philosophy, Japanese--19th century.

Philosophy, Japanese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

System Details:

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Summary:

Nishida Kitaro is widely considered as the first original philosopher in modern Japan. Addressing this claim, Richard Stone critically examines Nishida's relation to his contemporary philosophers in the Meiji era (1868-1912), highlighting the continuity, difference and relationships between them. Stone reassesses the notion that Nishida's An Inquiry into the Good (1911) was substantially more philosophically worthwhile than any preceding attempts at philosophy in Japan, whilst demonstrating how his early ideas were heavily influenced by the work of thinkers such as Inoue Enryo, Onishi Hajime and Miyake Setsurei. He argues that original philosophy in Japan did not suddenly start with Nishida. Instead, it developed within a process of methodological refinement, wherein ideas starting from early Meiji philosophers were gradually given more rigorous treatment over the course of the era, eventually culminating in Nishida's early philosophy. Providing an in-depth analysis of Nishida's work that brings it into dialogue with his predecessors, The Origins of Modern Japanese Philosophy offers both an engaging insight into the Meiji Period as the background of Nishida's philosophical formation and also a clear account of how several core themes in modern Japanese philosophy evolved over the course of an era.

Contents:

Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Timeline Introduction 1. The Middle Path and Pure Experience: A Re-Evaluation of the 'Beginning' of Modern Japanese Philosophy 2. Direct Experience and the Problem of Meaning: Motora Yujiro, Nishida Kitaro, and Takahashi Satomi 3. Individualism and Pure Experience: Interpreting the Early Nishida's Ethics with Reference to the Theory of Self-Realization 4. Re-visiting the 'True' Self in An Inquiry into the Good: As Seen from the Perspective of Meiji Organicism Conclusion: Continuities and Discontinuities with the Meiji Era - Nishida Kitaro as a Turning Point Notes References Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350346826

1350346829

9781350346819

1350346810

9781350346802

1350346802

OCLC:

1425790616