Political Philosophy in Japan
Download or Read eBook Political Philosophy in Japan PDF written by Christopher Goto-Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-01-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Christopher Goto-Jones |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2009-01-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781134308606 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1134308604 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Political Philosophy in Japan by : Christopher Goto-Jones
Book excerpt: Political Philosophy in Japan focuses on the politics of Japan's pre-eminent philosophical school - the Kyoto School - and particularly that of its founder, Nishida Kitarô (1870-1945). Existing literature on Nishida is dismissive of there being serious political content in his work, and of the political stance of the wider school. Goto-Jones contends that, far from being apolitical, Nishida's philosophy was explicitly and intentionally political, and that a proper political reading of Nishida sheds new light on the controversies surrounding the alleged complicity of the Kyoto School in Japanese ultra-nationalism. This book offers a unique and potentially controversial view of the subject of Nishida and the Kyoto School.
