Regenerating Japan : Organicism, Modernism and National Destiny in Oka Asajirō's Evolution and Human Life /

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"As the first step toward a comprehensive reinterpretation of the role of evolutionary science and biomedicine in pre-1945 Japan, this book addresses the early writings of that era's most influential exponent of shinkaron (evolutionism), the German-educated research zoologist and populariz...

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Main Author: Sullivan, Gregory (Gregory F.) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Central European University Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Oka, Asajirō, > 1868-1944.
Evolution (Biology) and the social sciences.
Biology > Study and teaching.
Biology > Social aspects.
HISTORY > Asia > Japan.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
NATURE > Reference.
Biologie > Étude et enseignement > Japon.
Biologie > Aspect social > Japon.
Evolution (Biology) and the social sciences > Japan.
Biology > Study and teaching > Japan.
Biology > Social aspects > Japan.
Japan.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : moss animal nation
  • The organic state : the imperative of ethical life
  • Palingenetic polypersons : evolutionary morphology and the question of organic individuality
  • Generative scientism : organicism beyond reform
  • World War Zero
  • The human-way : nomic instincts and the transformation of humanity
  • Nomic crisis
  • Decadence and destiny
  • Epilogue : evolution and the national body : an unfinished synthesis.

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