Jun Tosaka

Jun Tosaka
戸坂 潤
Born(1900-09-27)27 September 1900
Died9 August 1945(1945-08-09) (aged 44)
Nationality Japanese
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionJapanese philosophy
School
Academic advisorsNishida Kitarō
Main interests
Critique, social criticism, historical materialism, anti-imperialism

Jun Tosaka (Japanese: 戸坂 潤, Hepburn: Tosaka Jun, 27 September 1900 – 9 August 1945)[1] was a Shōwa era Kyoto-trained Japanese intellectual, and teacher. Some identify strands of Marxism in his later philosophy. His criticisms of governments and their war policies caused him to end up in prison on various occasions.[2]

  1. ^ "Tosaka Jun". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ Ken C. Kawashima; Fabian Schaefer; Robert Stolz, eds. (2013). Tosaka Jun: A Critical Reader. Cornell University (East Asia Program), NY. ISBN 978-1-933947-88-4. Retrieved 2 June 2019. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)