| Miki Kiyoshi 1897-1945: Japan's Itinerant Philosopher Contributor(s): Townsend (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004175822 ISBN-13: 9789004175822 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $167.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: This biography draws upon a range of autobiographical sources and new methods of narrative interpretation in order to discover what lies behind the ideas and motivations of Miki Kiyoshi, one of the best-known and most controversial Japanese philosphers of the 1920s and 30s. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Eastern - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers |
| Dewey: 181.12 |
| LCCN: 2009009618 |
| Series: Brill's Japanese Studies Library |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (1.25 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book takes us on a fascinating journey through the world of thought of Miki Kiyoshi, one of Japan's pre-eminent philosophers before the Pacific War, and thus makes us discover the man behind the philosopher. His collaboration with government think-tanks in the late 1930s has made him highly controversial in historiographical debates. His death in prison, six weeks after Japan's defeat, hastened the lifting of pre-war restrictions on civil rights in Japan. He was a prolific, diverse and original thinker, revered by the Japanese as a plain-speaking, deeply humanistic philosopher who connected with the real lives of the people. As a translator, editor and journalist he intoduced many works of western European literature and philosophy into Japan. |
