Globalizing Japanese Philosophy as an Academic Discipline

The book is divided into two parts, namely, "Japanese Philosophy: Teaching and Research in the Global World;" and "Japanese Philosophy as an Academic Discipline." In the first part, there are reports of the situation of teaching and research of Japanese philosophy. The areas discussed are Japan, Canada, France, Spain and English-speaking regions. In the second part, there will be papers on varies topics on Japanese philosophy, such as papers on Nishida Kitaro, Kuki Shuzo, Tanabe Hajime to contemporary thinker such as Sakabe Megumi. These papers not only show the topics on Japanese philosophical debates, but also are the potential of Japanese philosophical thoughts.



Dr Cheung Ching-yuen has taught philosophy for seven years and is currently lecturer at the Department of Japanese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong.



This volume demonstrates the potential of Japanese Philosophy, but does not limit Japanese philosophy to a single philosophical tradition or school.