Political Philosophy in Japan
Nishida, the Kyoto School and co-prosperity
Nonfiction, History, Asian, Japan, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Christopher Goto-Jones | ISBN: | 9781134308590 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | January 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Christopher Goto-Jones |
| ISBN: | 9781134308590 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | January 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
