Miki Kiyoshi, 1897-1945 : : Japan's itinerant philosopher / / by Susan C. Townsend.

• Superior document: Brill's Japanese studies library, v. 32
• Author: Townsend, Susan C.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 32.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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 1930's 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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / S.C. Townsend -- Introduction. Notes On A Life / S.C. Townsend -- Chapter One. Given Up To Nature And To Books / S.C. Townsend -- Chapter Two. Wanderings In The Wood Of Human Knowledge / S.C. Townsend -- Chapter Three. Wanderings In The Springtime Of Life / S.C. Townsend -- Chapter Four. Mikis Wanderjahre / S.C. Townsend -- Chapter Five. A Study Of Man: Late 1925 To Early 1932 / S.C. Townsend -- Chapter Six. A Study Of Man In Crisis: Late 1932-1935 / S.C. Townsend -- Chapter Seven. A Study Of Man In Action: 1936-1940 / S.C. Townsend -- Afterword: Notes On A Death / S.C. Townsend -- Bibliography / S.C. Townsend -- Index / S.C. Townsend.