Political Philosophy in Japan

<p><em>Political Philosophy in Japan</em> focuses on the politics of Japan's pre-eminent philosophical school - the Kyoto School - and particularly that of its founder Nishida Kitarô (1870-1945). Existing literature on Nishida is dismissive of there being serious political content in his work and of the political stance of the wider school. Goto-Jones contends that far from being apolitical Nishida's philosophy was explicitly and intentionally political and that a proper political reading of Nishida sheds new light on the controversies surrounding the alleged complicity of the Kyoto School in Japanese ultra-nationalism. This book offers a unique and potentially controversial view of the subject of Nishida and the Kyoto School.</p>