10 Facts About Yasuo Yuasa

Yasuo Yuasa was a Japanese philosopher of religion.

Yasuo Yuasa has been referred to as "one of the most provocative and far-reaching" among Japan's contemporary philosophers.

Yasuo Yuasa studied ethics under Watsuji Tetsuro at Tokyo University.

Yasuo Yuasa later studied yoga with Motoyama Hiroshi, and these studies influenced his philosophical views.

Yasuo Yuasa had particular interest in the mind-body problem, developing his own model of mind-body function.

Yasuo Yuasa studied the works of Kitaro Nishida, of his teacher Tetsuro Watsuji, of Kiyoshi Miki and of Hajime Tanabe; he took into consideration Eastern meditation practices such as zen meditation and yoga, the Eastern notion of the meridians of the body, as well as Western depth psychology, in particular the Jungian approach.

Yasuo Yuasa looks at Descartes' dualism, and the contrasting philosophies of idealism with focus on the mind and materialism with focus on the body, and re-evaluates them in the light of Eastern non-dualistic thinking.

Yasuo Yuasa goes further than existing philosophical tradition in postulating that the unity of body and mind is not a natural state or innate relationship, but rather a state to be achieved.

Yasuo Yuasa has written numerous books on Western philosophy, psychoanalytic theory, Asian philosophy and on the cultural history of Japan.

Yasuo Yuasa has authored more than 50 books and over 300 articles.