Political Philosophy in Japan: Nishida, the Kyoto School and Co-Prosperity

by Christopher Goto-Jones

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 Kitar (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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415546613
• ISBN13: 9780415546614
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"