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Japanese Philosophy: A Sourcebook (Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture, 5) Paperback – Illustrated, July 31, 2011

by John C. Maraldo (Editor), & 2 more

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Part of: Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture (6 books)

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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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An outstanding sourcebook for all those interested in Japanese philosophy, as well as religious thought, social ideology, and artistic expressions stemming from the classical (Heian) and medieval ( Kamakura) through the early modern (Tokugawa) and modern (Meiji and post-Meiji) periods. . . . All readers of Japanese Philosophy will greatly benefit from and be gratified in finding authoritative versions of philosophical materials, offered in a creative, cross-thematic and historically based fashion. The reader may already be familiar with some of these resources, but may wish to reference or cite them anew, while other sections will provide original translations of philosophers with whom many readers may not yet be familiar or have not previously had an opportunity to reflect upon in depth or view in historical perspective. The Thematic Index is one of the excellent tools that will enable the reader to navigate a path through over twelve hundred years of philosophical writing in Japan. ― Philosophy East & West

This massive tome will stand for the forseeable future as the gold standard for comprehensive treatment of all matters of Japanese philosophy. The three editors, all significant names within this small but growing subfield, have assembled an impressive group of established and up-and-coming scholars to translate and provide introductions to each entry, resulting in a readable sourcebook remarkable in both scope and acuity of analysis. . . . Essential. ― Choice

About the Author

James W. Heisig is a permanent research fellow at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture in Nagoya, Japan.

Thomas P. Kasulis is University Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus in Comparative Studies at the Ohio State University, where he has taught in the departments of comparative studies, philosophy, and East Asian studies.

John C. Maraldo is distinguished professor of philosophy emeritus at the University of North Florida.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Hawaii Press; Illustrated edition (July 31, 2011)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1376 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0824836189

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0824836184

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.53 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 1.6 x 9.1 inches

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James W. Heisig, is emeritus professor and research fellow of the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, located on the campus of Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan. His books, translations, and edited collections,which have appeared in 13 languages,currently number 83 volumes.

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For anyone really wanting to read primary source material from Japanese philosophy, there is nothing better in the English language. Not a book for the timid or the dilatant. Well over 1000 pages of materials: a great wealth of reading.

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Everything you want to know about Japanese philosophy but don't know how to ask.

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Informative and well researched. This book was a required text for a class but it is one that I will keep.

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The problem I had with the book is that as soon as I open the book the binding of the book broke. It was very dissapointing that it was so poorly made.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but missing pages.

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This is a wonderful trove of information. Honestly the only negative thing I have to say is that in my copy, during the section on the first major thinker, Kukai, roughly twelve pages or so are missing. It jumps from somewhere in the sixties to about page 80., right into Nichiren. Considering how important both these figures are, this shortage is quite unfortunate. I'm not sure if anyone else has experienced this, but I've read at least one other review where the customer had issues with the physical quality of the book. Still, for any student of Japanese history, thought, or culture this is simply indispensable.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Reference

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One of the difficulties that an English speaker might have in approaching Japanese philosophy is not really knowing where to start and who to work on. As one can see from the table of contents, Japanese philosophy is broad. There are communitarian thinkers like Watsuji Tetsuro, and there are individualist liberals like Fukuzawa Yukichi. There are the Zen Buddhist thinkers like Dogen and Shinran, and severe critics of Zen like Ichikawa Hakugen (who was in himself an incredible Zen man). There are both nationalists and people who got thrown in jail for their views against Japan. Oh and there are female thinkers too. So clearly, Japan outside travel guides is a complex place, difficult to reduce to stereotypes about nothingness, no-self, community, and nihonjinron (Japanese ethnocentrism).

But where does one start? Even if one can read Japanese, a non-native speaker would have a hard time just randomly going through dozens of thinkers trying to find who one finds really worth studying. And that is where I think this book is excellent. If you come across a name in a book or in a lecture, in minutes you can have a grasp of the basic approach of that person and his/her historical context. This book covers almost anyone of note in the history of thought. Spare half an hour and you can read a few selections from key works, translated in excellent and readable English. If you are convinced this person is worth reading, then you can head off to primary sources--likely in Japanese as many of the people taken up in the sourcebook have never been translated to English before.

The Japanese language is difficult, so is the philosophy, and put those two elements together and you have a very forbidding field in Japanese Philosophy. But it is the publication of books like these that make it possible both to research and to teach this subject in English.

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Prof Colin

4.0 out of 5 stars Great selection, quite comprehensive

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A big book, comprehensive but rather neglects later Japanese idealism. So, definitely worth buying if you don't have to carry it around!

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So far so very good. I have found the navigation on the Kindle to be faultless. The various selections appear to be comprehensive and well chosen. Though I am already familiar with some of the names cited ( especially those on zen and Pure Land Buddhism ) I have yet to dip in in any serious way. This simply because I am finding the Introduction/explanation of the Framework so interesting; I am now reading it closely for the second time. Yes, quite expensive, but then it is very large and would run to well over 1000 printed pages. All in all an excellent production. Thank you.

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This is a great anthology of Japanese Philosophy. There is a lot of information in this book and good for those who want an overview of Japanese Philosophy. I particularly liked that there was a brief introduction to the philosophers before showing their writings.

I bought this book hoping to gain information about Japanese Confucian scholars (and I did), but I was pleasantly surprised to learn about the Kyoto School.

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No lo he leído todo aún pero me ha ayudado a entender muchísimas cosas, así como las que he aprendido.

Como es muy largo y contiene mucha información, lo iré leyendo lentamente.

Muy recomendable.

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Una buen primer paso para conocer la filosofía japonesa. No sólo las traducciones, sino también la organización. Una excelente herramienta, una excelente obra de referencia.

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