Nishi Amane | |
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 Nishi Amane | |
| Born | March 7, 1829 |
| Died | January 30, 1897 (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Philosopher |
Nishi Amane (西周, March 7, 1829 – January 30, 1897) was a Japanese philosopher. He studied law and economics in the Netherlands. He became a political advisor to Tokugawa Yoshinobu before and after the Meiji Restoration. He served as a bureaucrat in the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Popular Affairs, and the Ministry of the Imperial Household under the Meiji government. He was involved in the drafting of the Military Precepts and the Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors. With Mori Arinori and others, he formed the Meirokusha and worked to introduce Western philosophy.