Tokugawa political writings

edited by Tetsuo Najita

The modern political consciousness of Japan cannot be understood without reference to the history of the Tokugawa period, the era between 1600 and 1868 that preceded Japan's modern transformation. Tetsuo Najita introduces the ideas of the leading political thinker of the period, Ogyu Sorai (1666-1728), a pivotal figure in laying the conceptual foundations of Japan's modernization. His basic thoughts about history and the ethical purposes of politics are presented, revealing the richness of the philosophical legacy of eighteenth-century Japan, a legacy which cannot be seen through the perspective of 'westernization'. His ideas reveal a vision of human diversity and individual virtue which can be viewed in comparative perspective, as well as an insight into the history and politics of Japan. The texts are accompanied by a chronology of Sorai's life, a glossary, a guide to persons mentioned in the text, and a guide to further reading, as well as Professor Najita's introduction, which puts Sorai's work into philosophical and historical context.

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The modern political consciousness of Japan cannot be understood without reference to the history of the Tokugawa period, the era between 1600 and 1868 that preceded Japan's modern transformation. Tetsuo Najita introduces the ideas of the leading political thinker of the period, Ogyu Sorai (1666-1728), a pivotal figure in laying the conceptual foundations of Japan's modernization. His basic thoughts about history and the ethical purposes of politics are presented, revealing the richness of the philosophical legacy of eighteenth-century Japan, a legacy which cannot be seen through the perspective of 'westernization'. His ideas reveal a vision of human diversity and individual virtue which can be viewed in comparative perspective, as well as an insight into the history and politics of Japan. The texts are accompanied by a chronology of Sorai's life, a glossary, a guide to persons mentioned in the text, and a guide to further reading, as well as Professor Najita's introduction, which puts Sorai's work into philosophical and historical context.

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[目次]

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Editor's introduction: interpreting the historicism of Ogyu Sorai
  • Principal events in the life of Ogyu Sorai
  • Biographical synopses
  • Guide to further reading
  • Glossary
  • Bendo: a discourse on the way Ogyu Sorai
  • Benmei I: the clarification of names (with addenda from Benmei II) Ogyu Sorai
  • Keizairoku Shui: addendum to 'On the political economy' Dazai Shundai
  • Index.

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[目次]

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Editor's introduction: interpreting the historicism of Ogyu Sorai
  • Principal events in the life of Ogyu Sorai
  • Biographical synopses
  • Guide to further reading
  • Glossary
  • Bendo: a discourse on the way Ogyu Sorai
  • Benmei I: the clarification of names (with addenda from Benmei II) Ogyu Sorai
  • Keizairoku Shui: addendum to 'On the political economy' Dazai Shundai
  • Index.

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書名 Tokugawa political writings
著作者等 奈地田 哲夫
Najita Tetsuo
書名別名 荻生徂徠
シリーズ名 Cambridge texts in modern politics
出版元 Cambridge University Press
刊行年月 1998
ページ数 lxxiii, 156 p.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 0521567173
0521561868
NCID BA37086040
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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