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Born March 1, 1889 • Himeji • Japan
Died December 26, 1960 (aged 71) • Tokyo • Japan
Subjects Of Study Buddhism • ethics • existentialism
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Shinran
Japanese Buddhist philosopher
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Yamaga Sokō
Japanese military strategist
Inoue Tetsujirō.
Inoue Tetsujirō
Japanese philosopher
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Hayashi Razan
Japanese scholar
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Kumazawa Banzan
Japanese philosopher
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Tanabe Hajime
Japanese philosopher
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Inoue Enryō
Japanese philosopher
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Hatano Seiichi
Japanese scholar
Nishi Amane.
Nishi Amane
Japanese philosopher
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The Greek philosopher Plato
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Scottish philosopher
David Hume
David Hume
Scottish philosopher
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill
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