According to James Heisig, the name "Kyoto School" was first used in 1932 by a student of Nishida and Hajime Tanabe. Jun Tosaka (1900–45) considered himself to be part of the 'Marxist left-wing' of the school.Heisig 2001, p.4 Afterwards, the media and academic institutions outside Japan began to use the term. By the 1970s it had become a universally accepted term. Members Kitaro Nishida: 1870-1945 (KU Philosophy Dept. 1910–13, Chair 1913-28 ) Hajime Tanabe: 1885-1962 (KU Philosophy Dept.?, Chair, 1928-35 ?) Tomonaga Sanjūrō Keiji Nishitani: 1900-1990 (KU Philosophy Dept. 1928–35, Chair 1935-63 ) Kuki Shūzō Masao Abe Miki Kiyoshi Tosaka Jun Hisamatsu Shinichi Shizuteru Ueda Saneshige Komaki Yamanouchi Tokuryu Takeuchi Yoshinori
According to James Heisig, the name "Kyoto School" was first used in 1932 by a student of Nishida and Hajime Tanabe. Jun Tosaka considered himself to be part of the 'Marxist left-wing' of the school.Heisig 2001, p.4 Afterwards, the media and academic institutions outside Japan began to use the term. By the 1970s it had become a universally accepted term. Members Kitaro Nishida: 1870–1945 (KU Philosophy Dept. 1910–13, Chair 1913–28 ) Hajime Tanabe: 1885–1962 (KU Philosophy Dept.?, Chair, 1928–35 ?) Tomonaga Sanjūrō Keiji Nishitani: 1900–1990 (KU Philosophy Dept. 1928–35, Chair 1935–63 ) Kuki Shūzō Masao Abe Miki Kiyoshi Tosaka Jun Hisamatsu Shinichi Shizuteru Ueda Saneshige Komaki Yamanouchi Tokuryu Takeuchi Yoshinori
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(1900–45)
R
1870-1945
1870–1945
R
1913-28
1913–28
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1885-1962
1885–1962
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1928-35
1928–35
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1900-1990
1900–1990
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1935-63
1935–63