Philosopher
Yasuo Yuasa
Overview
Yasuo Yuasa (湯浅 泰雄, Yuasa Yasuo; 1925–2005) was a Japanese philosopher of religion. Yuasa is known for his works on the theory of the body in Western and Asian philosophy and for his teaching. He has been referred to as "one of the most provocative and far-reaching" among Japan's contemporary philosophers.
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Ideas Yasuo Yuasa discusses
- Kitarō Nishida
- Mind–body problem
- Henri Bergson
- Western philosophy
- Psychoanalytic theory
- Eastern philosophy
- Idealism
- Zazen
- Mind–body dualism
- Maurice Merleau-Ponty
- Materialism
- Qi
- René Descartes
- Sigmund Freud
- Yoga
- Carl Jung
- Unconscious mind
- Hajime Tanabe
- William James
- Tetsurō Watsuji
Place in the tradition
Part of Japanese philosophy.