| Watsuji Tetsuro's Rinrigaku: Ethics in Japan Contributor(s): Tetsuro, Watsuji (Author), Yamamoto, Seisaku (Translator), Carter, Robert E. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0791430944 ISBN-13: 9780791430941 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1996 Annotation: Watsuji Tetsuro's Rinrigaku (literally, the principles that allow us to live in friendly community) has been regarded as the definitive study of Japanese ethics for half a century. In Japan, ethics is the study of human being or ningen. As an ethical being, one negates individuality by abandoning one's independence from others. This selflessness is the true meaning of goodness. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | Eastern |
| Dewey: 171.7 |
| LCCN: 96-27890 |
| Series: Suny Modern Japanese Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.08" W x 9.22" (1.28 lbs) 393 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
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| Publisher Description: Watsuji's Rinrigaku (literally, the principles that allow us to live in friendly community) has been regarded as the definitive study of Japanese ethics for half a century. |