Inoue Tetsujiro Quotes
Inoue Tetsujiro was a Japanese philosopher of the Meiji and Taisho eras and one of the founders of academic philosophy in modern Japan. After early studies under foreign teachers in Tokyo and a long period of study in Germany under Eduard von Hartmann, he became the first Japanese national to hold a chair in Western philosophy at Tokyo Imperial University. The quotes below are attributed to Inoue Tetsujiro, organized by topic.
Inoue Tetsujiro on Knowledge
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Attributed to Inoue Tetsujiro:
“Eastern and Western philosophy must be brought into dialogue, each enriched by the other.”
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Attributed to Inoue Tetsujiro:
“Translation is the labor of philosophy in a time of cultural meeting.”
Inoue Tetsujiro on Politics
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Attributed to Inoue Tetsujiro:
“Loyalty rightly directed is the foundation of every social order.”
Inoue Tetsujiro on Time
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Attributed to Inoue Tetsujiro:
“The history of thought in Japan is itself a history of philosophy.”
Inoue Tetsujiro on Virtue
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Attributed to Inoue Tetsujiro:
“The Confucian and Buddhist heritage shapes the Japanese moral imagination.”