Contemporary Japanese Philosophy: A Reader

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Contemporary Japanese Philosophy: A Reader is an anthology of contemporary (post-war) Japanese philosophy showcasing a range of important philosophers and philosophical trends from 1945 to the present. This important and comprehensive volume introduces the reader to a variety of trends and schools of thought. The first part consists of selections and excerpts of writings from contemporary Japanese philosophers who have made original contributions to Japanese philosophy and promise contributions to world philosophy. Most of these selections appear in English for the first time. The second part consists of original essays written for this volume by scholars in Japanese philosophy on specific trends and tendencies of contemporary Japanese philosophy, such as feminist philosophy, the Kyoto School, and environmental philosophy, as well as future directions the field is likely to take. Ideal for classroom use, this is the ultimate resource for students and teachers of Japanese philosophy. Cover Contemporary Japanese Philosophy Contemporary Japanese Philosophy: A Reader Copyright Page Contents Introduction Part I Part II Note on the Text and Acknowledgments Notes Part I: Selected Primary Sources Chapter 1 “Being . . .” and “Doing . . .” Notes Chapter 2 Consciousness and Essence Notes Chapter 3 Toward an East-West Dialogue Objectivistic Science and Subjectivistic Science Concluding Remarks: Mind, Life, and Matter Notes Chapter 4 Horizon and the Other Side of the Horizon Notes Chapter 5 The Realism of “Form qua Emptiness” Practical Realism in Life Scientific Realism Reality and Realism of the Past Form qua Emptiness, Realism in Moderation Notes Chapter 6 Common Sense and Place The Various Issues of “Place (Topos)” Notes Chapter 7 Time as the Between Digital Clocks and Analog Clocks Bergson’s Pure Duration Time and the Difference between Thing and Event Aristotle’s Theory of Time Heidegger’s Interpretation of Aristotle The Stretch of the Now as a Between Communal Time Notes Chapter 8 Articulation Forms of the World of Fact-Things Notes Chapter 9 Appearance and Copula 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Notes Chapter 10 Architecture and Being Being Architecture as Metaphor Notes Part II: Essays Chapter 11 The Postwar Development of the Kyoto School and Its Significance The Development of Tanabe’s Philosophy The Development of the Philosophy of Nothingness (Emptiness) Various Developments of the Kyoto School Notes Chapter 12 Some Glimpses of Japanese Feminist Philosophy in Terms of Reproduction and Motherhood I. Before the War: Maternalism vs. Independentism II. After the War and the Women’s Liberation Movement of the 1970s III. Feminist Arguments and Ueno’s Theory from the 1980s IV. Diversification of Feminism and the Search for Change since the 1990s Closing Remarks Notes Bibliography Chapter 13 Trends and Prospects in Japanese Philosophy after 1945 I. Preliminary Explanation II. Philosophy of Hiromatsu Wataru (1933–1994) Conclusion Notes Index