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The philosopher Tadashi Nishihira

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    The philosopher Tadashi Nishihira

 

 

                

 

Philosophical post-script:

The philosopher is concerned about a specific trend amongst the youth in Japan, and calls it 'Nihilism'.*

It reminds of what Robert Musil wrote in his book 'The Man without Attributes': Ulrich, the main character, joins a party of a younger girl whose father is bank director and while talking with the youth sitting on the stairs, he begins to realize the worst thing for young people is when they send out their ideas into the world is not to get any response - that is worse than criticism!

Now, there was not much time or opportunity given to compare between the youth in Europe and in Japan, but some similarities might be found especially in Germany where the post war period had to confront more than mere silence, or the refusal to speak about war crimes. How this affects in turn the socialization of the younger generations, especially if they cannot trust their parents, that is another matter.

Crucial in this regard is how philosophers deal with this phenomenon since 'travel' not only from Japan to Greece, but even within the own house can mean to leave one room or space to go to another one, and as this entails stepping over a threshold, what tension in between person and space can mean an intertwine or a face to face dialogue?

Certainly one stands to discover an interpretation of Japanese traditional wisdom as he has interpreted Zeami thought. Of interest would be to take up a further going discussion as to what such a throught could mean for the present life in Japan.  Since it is still frought with problems of hierarchy and traditional values, party politics and big business, with contrived reasoning being used to link up with the past to the point of silencing the masses of people, there stands to question what amounts to a collective obedience and what does constitute a break with the past? 

Not as of yet familiar with writing, some indication thereof is given below. However, he did publish one essay about Yukio Masubuchi with the sub-title "Education for the recognition of 'dignity of life' and Humanism" (in: Studies of Philosophy of Education, Nr. 102, Vol. 102, 2010).

HF 27.7.2013

 

Biographical details

NISHIHIRA Tadashi

Last updated: Apr 3, 2009 at 00:00
 
Name
 NISHIHIRA Tadashi
Affiliation
 Kyoto University
Section
 Graduate School of Education, Department of Clinical Education
Job title
 Associate Professor
Degree
 (BLANK)(Tokyo Metropolitan University), (BLANK)(The University of Tokyo), (BLANK)(The University of Tokyo)

Research Keywords

 
Philosophy and psychology of Human Life cycle(1) , Psychology of Religion(4) , History of Psychology(6)

Research Areas

 

Misc

Plain Text 
New Age Movement(Seishin-sekai)in Japan
66(4)    1999

Bibliography

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The Psychology and Philosophy of E. H. Erikson
University of Tokyo Press   1993   
The Spiritual Life cycle in the work of Jung・Wilber・Steiner
University of Tokyo Press   1997   
Existential-Time in the Life Cycle
1995   
What is death-education?
1997   
Social selection and the identity
1995   

Research Projects (Competitive Research Funds)

Plain Text 
The Philosophy and Psychology of Life Cycle
Psychology of the East
Psychology of Religion

 

 

* The Gleam of Light: Moral Perfectionism And Education in Dewey And ... - Page 190 - Google Books Result

books.google.com/books?isbn=0823224635
Naoko Saito - 2006 - Education
Manabu Sato, "Kodomotachi wa Naze 'Manabi' kara Toso Suru ka?; Nishihira Tadashi also points to the phenomenon of nihilism among Japanese youth today ...
 
* Education and the Kyoto School of Philosophy: Pedagogy for Human ... - Page 12 - Google Books Result
books.google.com/books?isbn=9400740476
Paul Standish, Naoko Saito - 2012 - Education
11, 'Zeami's Philosophy of Exercise and Expertise,' Tadashi Nishihira considers certain elements in the thought and practice of Zeami (1363–1443)
 
 

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