Jun Tosaka

Jun Tosaka (Japanese: 戸坂 潤, Hepburn: Tosaka Jun, 27 September 1900 – 9 August 1945) 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.

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