Abstract
This book is a collection of translations of various texts representing the entire Japanese philosophical tradition. It is divided into two parts: Historical and “Additional Themes.” The historical part treats philosophical resources from the major traditions of Japanese intellectual history: Buddhism, Confucianism, Shinto and Native Studies, and Modern Academic Philosophy. The “Additional Themes” section includes a sampling of recurrent topics that are not treated in detail elsewhere and that cut across the lines defining the traditional schools of Japanese thought. This introductory chapter provides a historical overview of Japanese philosophy and discusses the limitations of the prevailing definitions of “philosophy” while considering some distinctively Japanese alternatives. It also explains the translation of Japanese philosophy into English, along with the conventions used to edit the more than 200 translations that make up the book.
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