Yoshihiro Nitta (philosopher)

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Yoshihiro Nitta
Born(1929-01-21)21 January 1929
Died15 March 2020(2020-03-15) (aged 91)
NationalityJapanese
Alma materTohoku University
Occupation(s)University professor, philosopher

Yoshihiro Nitta (にった よしひろ, Yoshihiro Nitta, legal name 新田義弘; 21 January 1929 – 15 March 2020) was a Japanese university professor and philosopher.[1] He is reputed as one of the greatest people to have influenced the Japanese philosophy.[2]

Life and career[edit]

Nitta studied from 1949 to 1957 at the Tohoku University in the field of philosophy. He also received a scholarship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to study at the University of Cologne.

Between 1970 and until his retirement in 1999, he taught philosophy as a full professor at the Toyo University.[3]

Nitta died on 15 March 2020, at the age of 91.[4]

Footnotes[edit]

  • ISBN 3-495-47725-X
  • ISBN 978-3-8260-3895-2
  • ISBN 3-8260-3216-0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NITTA Yoshihiro | The University of Tokyo". The University of Tokyo. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Burt; Crowell, Steven (24 March 2015). The New Yearbook for Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy. Routledge. ISBN 9781317401483.
  3. ^ Nitta, Y.; Tatematsu, H. (6 December 2012). Japanese Phenomenology: Phenomenology as the Trans-cultural Philosophical Approach. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789400998681.
  4. ^ "現象学 未来からの光芒 ─新田義弘教授 追悼論文集". gakugeimirai.jp. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

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