Miyake Setsurei

Miyake Setsurei
Miyake Setsurei
Born	July 7, 1860 Kanazawa, Ishikawa,Japan
Died	November 26, 1945(1945-11-26)(aged 85)
Occupation	Philosopher, author, journalist
Genre	Politics, culture

In thisJapanese name,thesurnameisMiyake.

Miyake Setsurei(Tam trạch tuyết lĩnh,July 7, 1860 – November 26, 1945)was a Japanese philosopher and author. He helped found the Society for Political Education and its magazineNihonjin( người Nhật, later known asNihon Oyobi Nihonjin).

Biography

He graduated from theUniversity of Tokyo's Department of Philosophy in 1883.

He helped found the Society for Political Education and its magazineNihonjin( "Japanese People" ). In 1907 the magazine was renamedNihon Oyobi Nihonjin( "Japan and The Japanese People" ). It was at this time thatHasegawa Nyozekanwas recruited to the magazine.

Miyake's other works includedShinzenbi Nihonjin( "Goodness, truth and beauty of The Japanese People" ) andGiakushu Nihonjin( "Falsehoods, evil and ugliness of the Japanese People" ).

Political views

See also:National essentialism

Miyake was a cooperative nationalist and differed in opinion fromuniversalists.He felt that Japan was first a member of the Asian community and secondly a member of the global community. He also believed that 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

• Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures
• Making Japanese – Chapter Three: Culture Wars

External links

• Works by or about Miyake Setsureiat theInternet Archive