Preface Nishida Kitarô (1870-1945) Tanabe Hajime (1885-1962) Kuki Shûzô (1888-1943) Watsuji Tetsurô (1889-1960) Miki Kiyoshi (1897-1945) Tosaka Jun (1900-1945) Nishitani Keiji (1900-1991) Selected Bibliography Index
The first extensive sourcebook in modern Japanese philosophy, this work features 22 translated, unabridged selections from seven authors plus bio-bibliographical information and editorial commentary.
DAVID A. DILWORTH is Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is a specialist in the history of ideas, East and West, in modern Japanese philosophy and intellectual history, in comparative hermeneutics, and in American philosophy. He has written extensively in these areas of study. VALDO H. VIGLIELMO is Professor of Japanese literature at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He has published numerous translations and studies in the area of modern Japanese literature and thought, especially those relating to the prominent novelist Natsume Soseki and to the major philosophers Nishida Kitaro and Tanabe Hajime. AGUSTIN JACINTO ZAVALA is Research Professor at the Centro de Estudios de las Tradiciones at the Colegio de Michoacan, A.C. He has written several books on the philosophy of Nishida Kitaro. Apart from his study in Japanese philosophy and culture, his other interests include music, the Tea Ceremony, and the practice of zazen and t'ai-chi. Volume 2 of his Textos de la Filosofia Japonesa: Antologia is forthcoming.
"This sourcebook is an excellent addition to many libraries because
it brings hard-to-find materials into a readable and useful
form....[it] can be used by students and general readers in order
to understand a particularly interesting period of Japanese
philosophy and its interaction with the West."-ARBA
"This sourcebook will be a boon to students and scholars who want
to broaden their exposure to one of the world's most provocative
traditions of twentieth-century thought....The enduring
contribution of this sourcebook is that it helps make modern
Japanese thought available even to those who cannot read the works
in the original...[T]his sourcebook is a wonderful contribution to
the growing interest in modern Japanese philosophy. Every library
hoping to be at all "global" in its resources should include a
copy....It is an important work and I hope it receives the
attention and gratitude it deserves."-Journal of Japanese
Studies
?he Sourcebook for Modern Japanese Philosophy fills a void in the
North American reception of Japanese philosophy. Bringing together
works from seven of the most prominent Japanese thinkers of the
twentieth century, it is one of the most fruitful periods of
Japanese philosophical thought. Translated and edited by three
outstanding scholars in the field, this volume comes out at a time
when interest in Japanese and other non-Western philosophy is
increasing dramatically.?-Studies in Interreligious Dialogue
?This book offers scholars and students of Japanese thought and
culture an exceptionally valuable anthology of highly significant
writings by the major representatives of the "Kyoto School" of
philosophy....Undoubtedly this volume is a most distinguished
contribution to the study of Asian philosophy and
religion.?-Pacific Affairs
?This compact volume represents not only a great international
collaborative effort of three scholars-translators who prepare
these documents over many years, but it also presents a unique
compilation of essays that previously have not been available in
English....This book is highly recommended for academic libraries
with collections on Asian philosophy or religion.?-Reference & User
Services Quarterly
?This sourcebook is an excellent addition to many libraries because
it brings hard-to-find materials into a readable and useful
form....[it] can be used by students and general readers in order
to understand a particularly interesting period of Japanese
philosophy and its interaction with the West.?-ARBA
?This sourcebook will be a boon to students and scholars who want
to broaden their exposure to one of the world's most provocative
traditions of twentieth-century thought....The enduring
contribution of this sourcebook is that it helps make modern
Japanese thought available even to those who cannot read the works
in the original...[T]his sourcebook is a wonderful contribution to
the growing interest in modern Japanese philosophy. Every library
hoping to be at all "global" in its resources should include a
copy....It is an important work and I hope it receives the
attention and gratitude it deserves.?-Journal of Japanese
Studies
"he Sourcebook for Modern Japanese Philosophy fills a void in the
North American reception of Japanese philosophy. Bringing together
works from seven of the most prominent Japanese thinkers of the
twentieth century, it is one of the most fruitful periods of
Japanese philosophical thought. Translated and edited by three
outstanding scholars in the field, this volume comes out at a time
when interest in Japanese and other non-Western philosophy is
increasing dramatically."-Studies in Interreligious Dialogue
"This book offers scholars and students of Japanese thought and
culture an exceptionally valuable anthology of highly significant
writings by the major representatives of the "Kyoto School" of
philosophy....Undoubtedly this volume is a most distinguished
contribution to the study of Asian philosophy and
religion."-Pacific Affairs
"This compact volume represents not only a great international
collaborative effort of three scholars-translators who prepare
these documents over many years, but it also presents a unique
compilation of essays that previously have not been available in
English....This book is highly recommended for academic libraries
with collections on Asian philosophy or religion."-Reference & User
Services Quarterly
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