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Edition 4 (1978, held 2 times in year) honorable mention
Kazuyasu Watanabe
わたなべ かずやす
Watanabe Kazuyasu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-01-01 （Yamagata Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yamagata Prefecture (birthplace) → Aichi Prefecture (worked at Aichi University of Education)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian of thought, University professor
- Active Years
- 1970-2011
- Affiliations
- Aichi University of Education (associate professor, professor, professor emeritus)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamagata University | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | — | Bachelor | — | Japan |
| Graduate School of Letters, Tohoku University | — | Graduate School of Letters | Master's | — | Japan |
| Tohoku University | — | Literature | Doctor (Literature) | — | Japan |
Yamagata University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Degree:
Bachelor
Country:
Japan
Graduate School of Letters, Tohoku University
Graduate School of Letters
Degree:
Master's
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program
Tohoku University
Literature
Degree:
Doctor (Literature)
Year of Graduation:
2006
Country:
Japan
Ph.D. in Literature (dissertation: Study of Yoshibo Yasuda [Yasuda Yoshijiro?] — conceptualization of 1930s intellectual history)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Meiji Intellectual History: Confucian Tradition and Modern Epistemology
1978 Intellectual historyAn academic study discussing Meiji-period thought in relation to Confucian traditions and examining aspects of modern epistemology.
Meiji eraConfucianismModernization
Departure Toward Encounters: Dogen
1980 Religious intellectual historyA study/introduction focusing on the figure and thought of Dōgen.
DōgenZenBuddhist thought
Independence and Community: Currents of Taisho and Showa Thought
1987 Intellectual historyA study organizing intellectual trends of the Taisho and Showa periods from the perspectives of community and individual autonomy.
Taisho eraShowa eraCommunitarianism
Hagiwara Sakutaro: Intellectual History of a Poet
1998 Literary studiesA historical examination of the thought and works of poet Hagiwara Sakutaro.
PoetryModern literatureIndividual expression
Study of Yasuda Yojuro: Conception of 1930s Intellectual History
2004 Study of intellectual historyA work presenting a conception of 1930s intellectual history through study of Yasuda Yojuro; related to his doctoral research.
1930sYasuda YojuroIntellectual history
Takaki Yoshimoto in the 1940s
2010 Intellectual historyA study focusing on Takashi (Ryumei) Yoshimoto's 1940s period and tracing formation of his thought.
Takashi Yoshimoto1940sIntellectual formation
Yoshimoto's Postwar: Trajectory of the 1950s
2012 Intellectual historyA chronological study examining Takashi Yoshimoto's activities and development of thought in the 1950s.
PostwarTakashi Yoshimoto1950s
Bibliography
- Meiji Intellectual History: Confucian Tradition and Modern Epistemology
- Departure Toward Encounters: Dogen
- Independence and Community: Currents of Taisho and Showa Thought
- Hagiwara Sakutaro: Intellectual History of a Poet
- Study of Yasuda Yojuro: Conception of 1930s Intellectual History
- Takaki Yoshimoto in the 1940s
- Yoshimoto's Postwar: Trajectory of the 1950s
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly and precise expositionEmphasis on historical context through intellectual history
- Recurring Motifs
- Relationship between modernization and traditionIndividual and communityContinuities in prewar and postwar intellectual history
Legacy
A scholar who contributed for decades to the study and teaching of Japanese intellectual history. As professor emeritus of Aichi University of Education he fostered younger scholars and contributed to understanding modern and contemporary thinkers such as Yasuda Yojuro and Takashi Yoshimoto.
Trivia
- Received a Ph.D. in Literature in 2006 (doctoral dissertation related to study of Yasuda Yojuro).
- Retired in 2011 and became professor emeritus of Aichi University of Education.