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This is a list of philosophers of technology. It includes philosophers from other disciplines who are recognised as having made an important contribution to the field, for example those commonly included in reference anthologies. [1] [2
Keiji Nishitani (西谷 啓治, Nishitani Keiji, February 27, 1900 – November 24, 1990) was a Japanese philosopher. He was a scholar of the Kyoto School and a disciple of Kitarō Nishida . In 1924, Nishitani received his doctorate from Kyoto Imperial University for his dissertation "Das Ideale und das Reale bei Schelling und Bergson" .
Kitarō Nishida (西田 幾多郎, Nishida Kitarō, May 19, [2] 1870 – June 7, 1945) was a Japanese moral philosopher, philosopher of mathematics and science, and religious scholar. He was the founder of what has been called the Kyoto School of philosophy.
Japanese philosophy has historically been a fusion of both indigenous Shinto and continental religions, such as Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.Formerly heavily influenced by both Chinese philosophy and Indian philosophy, as with Mitogaku and Zen, much modern Japanese philosophy is now also influenced by Western philosophy.
Japanese philosophers by century (9 C) C. Japanese Confucianists (1 C, 44 P) E. Japanese ethicists (3 P) L. Japanese logicians (2 P) Pages in category "Japanese ...
Yasuo Yuasa (湯浅 泰雄, Yuasa Yasuo, 1925–2005) was a Japanese philosopher of religion. Yuasa is known for his works on the theory of the body in Western and Asian philosophy and for his teaching. He has been referred to as "one of the most provocative and far-reaching" among Japan's contemporary philosophers. [1]
Hitoshi Nagai (永井 均, Nagai Hitoshi, born November 10, 1951) is one of the most influential Japanese philosophers, [1] who taught philosophy at Chiba University and later at Nihon University. [2] His main research fields are metaphysics and metaethics. [3] His books include "Philosophy for Kids!"
The Philosophical Association of Japan (日本哲学会, Nippon Tetsugakukai, PAJ) is the largest learned society for philosophy in Japan. The purpose of the association is to "promote the study of philosophy and active interaction among researchers from philosophy, working as a forum to discuss on research, education and the role of philosophy in the modern world."