Miyake Setsurei
Miyake Setsurei | |
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Born | July 7, 1860 Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan[1] |
Died | November 26, 1945 | (aged 85)
Occupation | Philosopher, author, journalist |
Genre | Politics, culture |
Miyake Setsurei (三宅 雪嶺, July 7, 1860 – November 26, 1945) was a famous philosopher and author from Japan. He graduated from the University of Tokyo's Department of Philosophy in 1883. He helped found the Society for Political Education and its magazine "Nihonjin" (Japanese People). In 1907 the was renamed "Nihon Oyobi Nihonjin" (Japan and The Japanese People). It was at this time that Hasegawa Nyozekan was recruited to the magazine.
Miyake's other works included "" (Goodness, truth and beauty of The Japanese People) and "" (Falsehoods, evil and ugliness of the Japanese People).
Political views[]
Miyake was a Cooperative Nationalist and differed in opinion from Universalists. He felt that Japan was first a member of the Asian community and secondly a member of the global community. Also Japan should hold onto and preserve its cultural heritage from before the Meiji era as it helped to strengthen Asian culture and, by doing so, world culture.
Miyake felt Japan should make it its mission to study Asia, oppose western imperialism, and nurture the distinctive Japanese sense of beauty.
References[]
- ^ Hot-Ishikawa | Kanazawa Area | Museum | detail Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine at www.hot-ishikawa.jp
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- 1860 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Kanazawa, Ishikawa
- Japanese philosophers
- Japanese journalists
- Recipients of the Order of Culture