A book review edited by Professor Takao Ito was published in "Weekly Reader" Faculty of Letters

In the "Academic Thought" section of the March 13 issue of "Weekly Reader", a book review of Professor Takao Faculty of Letters Ito's book "Neo-Kantian Philosophy and Modern Japan: Reception and Development" (published Institute of Oriental Philosophy) was published. The reviewer is Professor Jun Kido (President of the Kant Society of Japan) by Northeastern University.

This book examines from multiple perspectives how the neo-Kantian philosophy developed in Germany from the end of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century influenced the formation of Japanese thought and scholarship, and is an attempt to bridge the history of Japanese thought and the study of German philosophy.

In the book review, this book is positioned as a "long-awaited book" in the study of the history of modern Japanese thought, which has been booming in recent years, and is described as "showing a great panorama of the history of the reception of the Neo-Kantian school.

Professor Ito, who served as the editor, commented, "I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the reviewer, Professor Jun Kido, the professors who wrote this book, and the publisher Institute of Oriental Philosophy.

Professor

Takao Ito

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Specialized Field

Philosophy/ethics, history of thought

Research theme

Modern German Thought, Social Contract Theory, and Spiritual and Cultural History