Tetsuzō Tanikawa (谷川 徹三, Tanikawa Tetsuzō, 26 May 1895 – 27 September 1989) was a Japanese philosopher who promoted the concept of World Government for purposes of peace.
Tetsuzō Tanikawa | |
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Born | 26 May 1895 |
Died | 27 September 1989 | (aged 94)
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Japanese philosophy |
Main interests | World Government |
Career
editTanikawa studied in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Kyoto, where he was one of the students of Kitaro Nishida, the leader of the Kyoto School.[1][2]
Tanikawa introduced philosophical ideas in Japan through his translations of Georg Simmel and Immanuel Kant. His major philosophical influence was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. He questioned how world peace could be realized in the face of nuclear proliferation at the beginning of the Cold War.
He was the father of the poet Shuntarō Tanikawa.
References
edit- ^ "Tanikawa Tetsuzō". 20世紀日本人名事典 (in Japanese). 日外アソシエーツ. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Tanikawa Tetsuzō". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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