The definition of civilization has been a major issue for Japanese modernity.Accepting European modernity as synonymous with civilization would mean defining the previous stage as barbarism,and considering how to cut ...The definition of civilization has been a major issue for Japanese modernity.Accepting European modernity as synonymous with civilization would mean defining the previous stage as barbarism,and considering how to cut out such barbarism.Since before the war,Takeuchi Yoshimi had consistently tried to consider the problem of the removal of barbarism from civilization.This article argues that Takeuchi's discussion of the problems of civilization and Japanese modernity contributes to our rethinking of a new barbarism in the midst of globalization.展开更多
Scholars have attempted to find a common pattern of thought to summarize Takeuchi Yoshimi’s arguments on the relationship between subject and knowledge,literature and politics,and event and history,regardless of thei...Scholars have attempted to find a common pattern of thought to summarize Takeuchi Yoshimi’s arguments on the relationship between subject and knowledge,literature and politics,and event and history,regardless of their diversity,under several key words.These attempts highlight Takeuchi’s primary concerns.However,existing studies of Takeuchi rarely point out his idiosyncratic understanding of the“eschatological,”which is both esthetic and horizon-determining because Takeuchi invariably tends to refer to“eschatology”despite his efforts to avoid theorizing it systematically.Considering that the literature on Takeuchi hardly does justice to this aspect of his writing,the present article intends to emphasize it.The article argues that“eschatology”emphasizes the element of contingency in the existential process of things,as well as its transformations,developments,and disappearance.Furthermore,this article focuses on the unpresentable nature of things in a state of so-called“nothingness.”展开更多
Takeuchi Yoshimi is one of the very few postwar Japanese intellectuals to openly engage in discussions on Asia intricacy and to deal with the most complicated component of the Japan-Asia relationship:problems of emoti...Takeuchi Yoshimi is one of the very few postwar Japanese intellectuals to openly engage in discussions on Asia intricacy and to deal with the most complicated component of the Japan-Asia relationship:problems of emotion.One key feature of Takeuchi^approach lies in the fact that he is not only a profound thinker but also a sensitive litterateur.For this reason,in addition to the fact that it is already very difficult to form an objective and widely agreed view on Takeuchi and his approach,it is hard to avoid the emotional aspect when evaluating his thoughts.This essay does not aim to discuss his rights and wrongs;rather,it is an attempt to analyze the inner logic of Takeuchi^thoughts,to understand and grasp the intensity and structure of his thoughts and emotions,and to demonstrate where his sense of urgency lies,thereby allowing to view the examination of the diverse and complex nature of discourses on Asianism in Japan in a new light.展开更多
文摘The definition of civilization has been a major issue for Japanese modernity.Accepting European modernity as synonymous with civilization would mean defining the previous stage as barbarism,and considering how to cut out such barbarism.Since before the war,Takeuchi Yoshimi had consistently tried to consider the problem of the removal of barbarism from civilization.This article argues that Takeuchi's discussion of the problems of civilization and Japanese modernity contributes to our rethinking of a new barbarism in the midst of globalization.
文摘Scholars have attempted to find a common pattern of thought to summarize Takeuchi Yoshimi’s arguments on the relationship between subject and knowledge,literature and politics,and event and history,regardless of their diversity,under several key words.These attempts highlight Takeuchi’s primary concerns.However,existing studies of Takeuchi rarely point out his idiosyncratic understanding of the“eschatological,”which is both esthetic and horizon-determining because Takeuchi invariably tends to refer to“eschatology”despite his efforts to avoid theorizing it systematically.Considering that the literature on Takeuchi hardly does justice to this aspect of his writing,the present article intends to emphasize it.The article argues that“eschatology”emphasizes the element of contingency in the existential process of things,as well as its transformations,developments,and disappearance.Furthermore,this article focuses on the unpresentable nature of things in a state of so-called“nothingness.”
文摘Takeuchi Yoshimi is one of the very few postwar Japanese intellectuals to openly engage in discussions on Asia intricacy and to deal with the most complicated component of the Japan-Asia relationship:problems of emotion.One key feature of Takeuchi^approach lies in the fact that he is not only a profound thinker but also a sensitive litterateur.For this reason,in addition to the fact that it is already very difficult to form an objective and widely agreed view on Takeuchi and his approach,it is hard to avoid the emotional aspect when evaluating his thoughts.This essay does not aim to discuss his rights and wrongs;rather,it is an attempt to analyze the inner logic of Takeuchi^thoughts,to understand and grasp the intensity and structure of his thoughts and emotions,and to demonstrate where his sense of urgency lies,thereby allowing to view the examination of the diverse and complex nature of discourses on Asianism in Japan in a new light.
