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.
- ISBN10 9004175822
- ISBN13 9789004175822
- Publish Date 17 June 2009 (first published 1 January 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country NL
- Imprint Brill
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 270
- Language English
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