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Kuki Shūzō

Born

in Kyoto, Japan

February 15, 1888

Died

May 06, 1941

Genre

Philosophy

Influences

Martin Heidegger, Edmund Husserl, Henri Bergson ...more

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Shūzō Kuki (九鬼周造 Kuki Shūzō) was a prominent Japanese academic, philosopher and university professor.

He was the fourth child of Baron Kuki Ryūichi (九鬼隆) a high bureaucrat in the Meiji Ministry for Culture and Education (Monbushō). At age 23 in 1911 (Meiji 44), Kuki converted to Catholicism; and he was baptized in Tokyo as Franciscus Assisiensis Kuki Shūzō. The idealism and introspection implied by this decision were early evidence of issues which would have resonance in the characteristic mindset of the mature man.

A graduate in philosophy of Tokyo Imperial University, Kuki spent eight years in Europe to polish his knowledge of languages and deepen his already significant studies of contemporary Western thought. At the University of Heidel ...more

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Kuki Shūzō’s books

Average rating: 3.49 · 247 ratings · 28 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors

	Reflections on Japanese Taste: The Structure of Iki 3.49 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 1930 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kuki Shūzō: A Philosopher's Poetry and Poetics by Kuki Shūzō (Editor), Michael F. Marra (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La structure de l'iki 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Struttura dell 'Iki 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Structure of Iki: A New Annotated Translation of Kuki Shūzō’s Classic of Japanese Aesthetics by Kuki Shūzō, Bunbu Press (Editor), Maria Igarashi (Translator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guzen no unda dajare 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dento to shinshu 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gairaigo shokan 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gion no shidarezakura 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Structure of Iki: A New Annotated Translation of Kuki Shūzō’s Classic of Japanese Aesthetics by Kuki Shūzō, Bunbu Press (Editor), Maria Igarashi (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars