Description: "This introduction to Tanabe Hajime (1885-1962), the critical successor of the 'father of contemporary Japanese philosophy' Nishida Kitaro (1870-1945), focuses on Hajime's central philosophical ideas and perspective on 'self,' 'world,' 'knowledge,' and the 'purpose of philosophizing.' Exploring his notable philosophical ideas--including the logic of species, metanoetics, and philosophy of death--it addresses his life-long study of the history of Western philosophy. It sets out his belief that the Western framework of thinking is incapable of giving sufficient answers to the philosophical questions concerning the self and the world together, and discusses the central ideas he developed while working in Eastern traditions such as Confucianism and Daoism"
Brief description: Takeshi Morisato is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Japanese Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium, and the editor of the European Journal of Japanese Philosophy (EJJP).
Review Quotes: "This book presents lucid translations and discussions of issues long haunting Tanabe studies yet unavailable for serious study in English until now. At last a larger audience can interrogate issues concerning the logic of species in relation to contemporary debates over what forms a state or community. A timely book." --Dean Anthony Brink, Professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan