Miki Kiyoshi 三木清 (1897–1945) was one of modern Japan's major philoso- phers. As a student, he would attend the sermons of Chikazumi Jōkan 近角 常観 (1870–1941), a Jōdo Shinshū 浄土真宗 priest who played an important role in modern Japanese intellectual and religious history. Miki never forgot this experience of listening to Chikazumi preach. We can gain an overview of the basic characteristics of Miki's thought, which have not been adequately understood, by keeping in mind his relationship with Chikazumi. Miki worked to construct his own philosophy of religion, developing his ideas while being both directly and indirectly influenced by Chikazumi. The aim of this essay is to make clear the characteristics of Miki's philoso- phy of religion. By doing so, I hope to sketch for readers a picture of one of the many young intellectuals who listened to Chikazumi's Shin 真 Buddhist teachings, as well as present a new side of modern Japanese intellectual history that emerges when we situ- ate Chikazumi in our field of vision.
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Chikazumi Jōkan's Life and Its Historical Significance 7 Miki's Philosophy as "Philosophy of Religion" 11 Miki's Life and "Religion" 12 Miki's Philosophy of Religion and Work on Pascal 17 Miki's Reliance on Takeuchi Yoshinori's Kyōgyōshinshō no tetsugaku 28 From Chikazumi to Miki Kiyoshi and Takeuchi Yoshinori 31
