Phenomenology and Philosophy in Japan

Abstract

Phenomenology and phenomenological philosophy have been well received in the academic world and by intellectuals, since the introduction of Husserl's Logische Untersuchungen. Beginning with the Meiji Restoration, Japan quickly absorbed not only science and technology from the West, but also the economic system, the social structure, the legal and political organization, as well as art, literature, and philosophy. And it was thus natural that the introduction of phenomenology and phenomenological philosophy would be similarly appreciated.