Elena L Skvortsova
Biographic Data
| ID | 8883840 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elena L Skvortsova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elena L |
| FAMILY NAME | Skvortsova |
| SIGNATURE | SKVORTSOVA E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9776-0847 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Watsuji Tetsuro on the Problem of Compatibility between Philosophy and the Japanese Language
The article analyzes the views of the major 20th-century thinker Watsuji Tetsuro (1889–1960), who was one of the first to deeply explore the problem of Japanese as a language of philosophy. An enthusiast of Western thought at the dawn of his philosophical explorations, Watsuji, as a mature scholar, developed into a consistent critic of the West and began to recognize the possibility of alternative modes of philosophizing. Watsuji analyzed his nat…
Existential Motives in the Works of the Japanese Writer Dazai Osamu
A characteristic feature of the existential philosophy is its closeness to fiction the ideas of existentialism were most vividly embodied in the works of several European and American writers and turned out to be consonant with the worldview of several Japanese prose writers, such as Dazai Osamu. His work is still one of the widely popular among Japanese readers. In Dazai’s last completed work, the story “Confession of the Interior Man” existenti…
Sociologist Takebe Tongo — the Japanese Interpreter of August Comte’s Positive Theory
The article considers the views of one of the brightest representatives of Japanese academic sociology Takebe Tongo. In his work he tried to combine the social philosophy of Auguste Comte and social ideals of Confucianism. The ideas of the French scientist are interpreted by Takebe from conservative and even nationalistic point of view. Using Comte’s constructive principles of ‘positive society’ and trying to harmoniously combine them with the po…
Japanese Thinker Kato Hiroyuki’s Views on State and Society
The paper focuses on the legacy of the Japanese thinker Kato Hiroyuki. The views of the academics on the state and society are analyzed. The author emphasizes that Kato was an adherent of social evolutionism and social Darwinism while postulating the need for social solidarity, which also reflected such traditional national worldviews as the ideas of Shintoism and Confucianism. It is pointed out that the penetration of Western educational ideolog…
Japanese Philosophers Nishi Amane and Nishida Kitaro
The article suggests a brief analysis of the views of the two Japanese Thinkers Nishi Amane and Nishida Kitaro. The considerable impact of Western philosophical theories on these two scientists’ views is also emphasized here. The outstanding Nishi Amane’s role in the field of creating new concepts in use even today conveying the meanings of Western Culture in Japan had been stressed. Doing so, Nishi used Chinese characters – and it was his tru…
Traditional Motives in the Aesthetic Views of the 20th Century Japanese PhilosophersKuki Shuzo, Karaki Junzo, Kato Shinro
The article is devoted to the views of three Japanese philosophers of the 20th century with their example we are convinced the relevance of the traditional worldview in contemporary Japan. Since the Meiji period, Western philosophy and aesthetic theories have constantly influenced the views of Japanese thinkers, but up to this day, traditionalism plays an important role in Japanese thought. This also applies to the emphasis on corporality, hum…
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Traditional Motives in the Aesthetic Views of the 20th Century Japanese PhilosophersKuki Shuzo, Karaki Junzo, Kato Shinro
The article is devoted to the views of three Japanese philosophers of the 20th century with their example we are convinced the relevance of the traditional worldview in contemporary Japan. Since the Meiji period, Western philosophy and aesthetic theories have constantly influenced the views of Japanese thinkers, but up to this day, traditionalism plays an important role in Japanese thought. This also applies to the emphasis on corporality, hum…
Japanese Thinker Kato Hiroyuki’s Views on State and Society
The paper focuses on the legacy of the Japanese thinker Kato Hiroyuki. The views of the academics on the state and society are analyzed. The author emphasizes that Kato was an adherent of social evolutionism and social Darwinism while postulating the need for social solidarity, which also reflected such traditional national worldviews as the ideas of Shintoism and Confucianism. It is pointed out that the penetration of Western educational ideolog…
Japanese Philosophers Nishi Amane and Nishida Kitaro
The article suggests a brief analysis of the views of the two Japanese Thinkers Nishi Amane and Nishida Kitaro. The considerable impact of Western philosophical theories on these two scientists’ views is also emphasized here. The outstanding Nishi Amane’s role in the field of creating new concepts in use even today conveying the meanings of Western Culture in Japan had been stressed. Doing so, Nishi used Chinese characters – and it was his tru…
Sociologist Takebe Tongo — the Japanese Interpreter of August Comte’s Positive Theory
The article considers the views of one of the brightest representatives of Japanese academic sociology Takebe Tongo. In his work he tried to combine the social philosophy of Auguste Comte and social ideals of Confucianism. The ideas of the French scientist are interpreted by Takebe from conservative and even nationalistic point of view. Using Comte’s constructive principles of ‘positive society’ and trying to harmoniously combine them with the po…
Existential Motives in the Works of the Japanese Writer Dazai Osamu
A characteristic feature of the existential philosophy is its closeness to fiction the ideas of existentialism were most vividly embodied in the works of several European and American writers and turned out to be consonant with the worldview of several Japanese prose writers, such as Dazai Osamu. His work is still one of the widely popular among Japanese readers. In Dazai’s last completed work, the story “Confession of the Interior Man” existenti…
Watsuji Tetsuro on the Problem of Compatibility between Philosophy and the Japanese Language
The article analyzes the views of the major 20th-century thinker Watsuji Tetsuro (1889–1960), who was one of the first to deeply explore the problem of Japanese as a language of philosophy. An enthusiast of Western thought at the dawn of his philosophical explorations, Watsuji, as a mature scholar, developed into a consistent critic of the West and began to recognize the possibility of alternative modes of philosophizing. Watsuji analyzed his nat…
Epistemology (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Buddhism (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (2 works)