Japanische Philosophie Nach 1868: 5 (HANDBUCH DER ORIENTALISTIK ZWEITE ABTEILUNG, INDIEN) - Tapa dura

'The strength of this book lies in the fact that Hamada has based her survey exclusively on the analysis of the original texts to give us an overview of the ideas of Japan's most influential thinkers.' Margaret Mehl, Japan Forum, 1995.

This volume deals with philosophical trends in Japan from the beginning of the Meiji era (1868) to the present, in connection with European philosophy, arranged in two chapters, a full chronological table of publications and an index of names. The first chapter follows philosophical trends up to 1945; the first question treated is: How did the Japanese receive that European philosophy known as liberation and enlightenment? They soon began to develop their own philosophy, in particular under the influence of German idealism; for instance in the work of Nishida, Tanabe, Miki, Kuki and Watsuji. The trend makes a 180-degree turn in 1945. The experiences of a defeated Japan lead to the confrontation with the self and all existing selves; it is once more a liberation, and there occurs then a new tendency, from 'reason' to 'body'; as, for instance, in Nakamura Hajime, Izutsu Toshihiko and Yuasa Yasuo.