This paper intends to reveal the influence of the acceptance of Neo-Kantian philosophy in Japan, especially during the 1910’s to 20’s. The acceptance of Neo-Kantian philosophy in Japan has played a significant role not only as the translation of and the introduction of Western philosophy but also in the generation of Japanese philosophy. In Japan, Neo-Kantian philosophy tends to be grasped as the current of thought which had been introduced enthusiastically in the Taisho period and which had been replaced later by the philosophy of life and ontological philosophy of Heidegger. However, on the other hand, it cultivated the philosophical environment for the younger generation such as Miki Kiyoshi, Kosaka Masaaki and Shimomura Torataro.
I attempt to compare the interpretation of Neo-Kantianism by Nishida, Tanabe, Souda and Miki, focusing on the concept of individual causality. This concept, which Souda treated under the influence of Heinrich Rickert, provoked the disputation between Souda and Tanabe. It seemed to be the point of divergence of the later transition of them.
Miki tried to adopt the concept of individual causality in his own concept of historical causality. After studying in Germany, however, he turned his standpoint to Heidegger’s ontology. His study of comparing Rickert and Weber over scientific methods has been critically inherited by post-war study on Weber.
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 20J40206.
