{"product_id":"the-origins-of-modern-japanese-philosophy-nishida-kitaro-and-the-meiji-period-9781350346833","title":"The Origins of Modern Japanese Philosophy: Nishida Kitaro and the Meiji Period","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNishida Kitaro is widely considered as the first original philosopher in modern Japan.\u003c\/b\u003e Addressing this claim, Richard Stone critically examines Nishida's relation to his contemporary philosophers in the Meiji era (1868-1912), highlighting the continuity, difference and relationships between them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStone reassesses the notion that Nishida's \u003ci\u003eAn Inquiry into the Good\u003c\/i\u003e (1911) was substantially more philosophically worthwhile than any preceding attempts at philosophy in Japan, whilst demonstrating how his early ideas were heavily influenced by the work of thinkers such as Inoue Enryo, Onishi Hajime and Miyake Setsurei. He argues that original philosophy in Japan did not suddenly start with Nishida. Instead, it developed within a process of methodological refinement, wherein ideas starting from early Meiji philosophers were gradually given more rigorous treatment over the course of the era, eventually culminating in Nishida's early philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProviding an in-depth analysis of Nishida's work that brings it into dialogue with his predecessors, \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of Modern Japanese Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e offers both an engaging insight into the Meiji Period as the background of Nishida's philosophical formation and also a clear account of how several core themes in modern Japanese philosophy evolved over the course of an era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Studies in World Philosophies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350346833","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45011355533449,"sku":"9781350346833","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_ee1f8a31-8ebb-4280-abe0-01829db9d73a.jpg?v=1764744469","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-origins-of-modern-japanese-philosophy-nishida-kitaro-and-the-meiji-period-9781350346833","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}