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With Japanese Philosophy: A Sourcebook, readers of English can now access in a single volume the richness and diversity of Japanese philosophy as it has developed throughout history. Leading scholars in the field have translated selections from the writings of more than a hundred philosophical thinkers from all eras and schools of thought, many of them available in English for the first time.

The Sourcebook editors have set out to represent the entire Japanese philosophical tradition—not only the broad spectrum of academic philosophy dating from the introduction of Western philosophy in the latter part of the nineteenth century, but also the philosophical ideas of major Japanese traditions of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shinto. The philosophical significance of each tradition is laid out in an extensive overview, and each selection is accompanied by a brief biographical sketch of its author and helpful information on placing the work in its proper context. The bulk of the supporting material, which comprises nearly a quarter of the volume, is given to original interpretive essays on topics not explicitly covered in other chapters: cultural identity, samurai thought, women philosophers, aesthetics, bioethics.

An introductory chapter provides a historical overview of Japanese philosophy and a discussion of the Japanese debate over defining the idea of philosophy, both of which help explain the rationale behind the design of the Sourcebook. An exhaustive glossary of technical terminology, a chronology of authors, and a thematic index are appended. Specialists will find information related to original sources and sinographs for Japanese names and terms in a comprehensive bibliography and general index.

Handsomely presented and clearly organized for ease of use, Japanese Philosophy: A Sourcebook will be a cornerstone in Japanese studies for decades to come. It will be an essential reference for anyone interested in traditional or contemporary Japanese culture and the way it has shaped and been shaped by its great thinkers over the centuries.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Contents
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  1. Translators and Contributors
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  1. Framework
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  1. Prelude The Shōtoku Constitution
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  1. Buddhist Traditions
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  2. pp. 43-50
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  1. Kūkai
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  1. Myōe
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  1. Nichiren
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  1. Original Enlightenment Debates
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  1. Jiun Sonja
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  1. Ishizu Teruji
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  1. Nakamura Hajime
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  1. Tamaki Kōshirō
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  1. The Zen Tradition
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  1. Dōgen
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  1. Musō Soseki
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  1. Ikkyū Sōjun
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  1. Takuan Sōhō
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  1. Suzuki Shōsan
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  1. Shidō Bunan
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  1. Karaki Junzō
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  1. The Pure Land Tradition
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  1. Kiyozawa Manshi
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  1. Soga Ryōjin
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  1. Yasuda Rijin
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  1. Confucian Traditions
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  1. Fujiwara Seika
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  1. Hayashi Razan
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  1. Nakae Tōju
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  1. Yamazaki Ansai
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  1. Kumazawa Banzan
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  1. Yamaga Sokō
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  1. Itō Jinsai
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  1. Kaibara Ekken
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  1. Satō Naokata
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  1. Asami Keisai
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  1. Arai Hakuseki
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  1. Ogyū Sorai
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  1. Ishida Baigan
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  1. Andō Shōeki
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  1. Tominaga Nakamoto
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  1. Miura Baien
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  1. Ninomiya Sontoku
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  1. Shinto and Native Studies
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  1. Kamo no Mabuchi
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  1. Motoori Norinaga
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  1. Fujitani Mitsue
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  1. Hirata Atsutane
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  1. Ōkuni Takamasa
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  1. Orikuchi Shinobu
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  1. Ueda Kenji
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  1. Modern Academic Philosophy
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  1. Nishi Amane
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  1. Fukuzawa Yukichi
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  1. Nakae Chōmin
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  1. Inoue Tetsujirō
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  1. Inoue Enryō
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  1. Ōnishi Hajime
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  1. The Kyoto School
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  1. Nishida Kitarō
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  1. Tanabe Hajime
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  1. Mutai Risaku
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  1. Miki Kiyoshi
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  1. Kōsaka Masaaki
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  1. Nishitani Keiji
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  1. Shimomura Toratarō
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  1. Kōyama Iwao
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  1. Takeuchi Yoshinori
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  1. Abe Masao
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  1. Tsujimura Kōichi
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  1. Ueda Shizuteru
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  1. Hase Shōtō
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  1. Ōhashi Ryōsuke
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  1. Twentieth-Century Philosophy
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  1. Hatano Seiichi
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  1. Abe Jirō
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  1. Takahashi Satomi
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  1. Kuki Shūzō
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  1. Watsuji Tetsurō
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  1. Miyake Gōichi
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  1. Tosaka Jun
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  1. Ichikawa Hakugen
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  1. Imanishi Kinji
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  1. Funayama Shin’ichi
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  1. Takizawa Katsumi
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  1. Ienaga Saburō
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  1. Izutsu Toshihiko
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  1. Maruyama Masao
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  1. Minamoto Ryōen
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  1. Ōmori Shōzō
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  1. Yuasa Yasuo
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  1. Nakamura Yūjirō
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  1. Kimura Bin
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  1. Hiromatsu Wataru
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  1. Sakabe Megumi
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  1. Fujita Masakatsu
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  1. Culture and Identity
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  1. Fukansai Habian
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  1. Mori Arimasa
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  1. Yagi Seiichi
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  1. Chūōkōron Discussions
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  1. Overcoming Modernity: A Symposium
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  1. Takeuchi Yoshimi
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  1. Karatani Kōjin
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  1. Samurai Thought
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  1. Women Philosophers
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  1. Yosano Akiko
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  1. Hiratsuka Raichō
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  1. Yamakawa Kikue
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  1. Aesthetics
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  1. Kamo no Chōmei
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  1. Zeami Motokiyo
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  1. Ōnishi Yoshinori
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  1. Izutsu Toyoko
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  1. Bioethics
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  1. Reference Material
  1. Glossary
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  1. Bibliography
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  1. Chronology
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  1. Index
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  1. General Index
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  1. Credits
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  1. About the editors
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