Jun Tosaka( Marxist philosopher and public figure)
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Tosaka Jun (1900 - 1945) - Marxist philosopher and public figure. He studied philosophy at Kiotoskom University (graduated in 1924). In 1926 - 1934 he. taught at various universities he. Kyoto, Kobe and Tokyo. In 1929, Mr.. published the Methodology of Science "in 1930. - "The logic of ideology," in 1932. - "Sketches of ideology" - work, marking a work Tosaka period to overcome the influence of neo-Kantian philosophy and the transition to the position of Marxism. In 1930. Tosaka Jun been arrested on charges of sympathizing with the Communist Party of Japan, in 1932. He was among the organizers of the Society for the Study of materialism. From the study of philosophical problems of physics Tosaka appealed to the historical-philosophical and sociological studies, in "Japanese ideology" (1935) analyzes the sharp ideological problems of Japan's 30-ies., . in particular exposes the ideology of "Japanism", . Fascism, . criticized liberalism, . In 1938. Tosaka, along with other leaders of the Society for the Study of materialism, was arrested and thrown into a torture chamber (he died in prison).
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