A History of the Development of Japanese Thought From 1592 to 1868 |
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| Author:
| Nakamura, Hajime |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7103-0650-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $355.00 |
Book Description:
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While many historians take the view that Japanese philosophy only started with the Meiji Restoration and the entrance of Western culture into Japan, Hajime Nakamura demonstrates that there has been a long history of philosophy in Japan prior to the Meiji. Beginning in 592 AD, when Japan first became a centralized state and continuing into the early modern era, this work deals with the important problems and salient feature of Japanese philosophical thought at all stages in its development.
While many historians take the view that Japanese philosophy only started with the Meiji Restoration and the entrance of Western culture into Japan, Hajime Nakamura demonstrates that there has been a long history of philosophy in Japan prior to the Meiji. Beginning in 592 AD, when Japan first became a centralized state and continuing into the early modern era, this work deals with the important problems and salient feature of Japanese philosophical thought at all stages in its development.