'A valuable introductory text comprehensive survey fills a real need for a comprehensive account of a large segment of the philosophical tradition in modern Japan.' - John Tucker, Pacific Affairs
Preface to the original edition 1. EARLY EMPIRICISM, POSITIVISM, AND EVOLUTIONISM 1862-1885 2. CONSERVATISM AND ANGLO-GERMAN IDEALISM 1886-1900 3. INDIVIDUALISM, PRAGMATISM, AND NEO[1]KANTIANISM 1901-1925 4. THE PHILOSOPHY OF NISHIDA KITARO 1870-1945 5. OTHER LEADING PHILOSOPHERS: HATANO, WATSUJI, and TANABE 6. CULTURALISM AND HEGELIANISM; MARXISM AND WORLD PHILOSOPHY 1926-1945 7. POST-WAR PHILOSOPHICAL TRENDS 1946-1962 8. CONCLUSIONS: WESTERN PHILOSOPHY VERSUS ORIENTAL CULTURE