Ando Shoeki

was a Japanese philosopher of the eighteenth century. He rejected much of the Buddhist and Confucian thinking prevailing in Edo period Japan [ Karine Marandjian, "Unseen paradise: the image of Holland in the writings of Ando Shoeki", in "The Japanese and Europe: Images and Perceptions" (2000), edited by Bert Edström.] . He also opposed feudalism in the political system.

References

* cite book
last = Andō
first = Shōeki
title = Animal Court: A Political Fable from Old Japan
publisher = Diane Pub Co
date = 1992
* cite book
last = Andō
first = Shōeki
title = Ando Shoeki: Selected Writings
publisher = New Holland Publishers
date = 1991
* cite book
last = Norman
first = E. Herbert
authorlink = E. Herbert Norman
title = Ando Shoeki and the Anatomy of Japanese Feudalism
publisher = Asiatic Society of Japan
date = 1949
* cite book
last = Yasunaga
first = Toshinobu
title = Ando Shoeki: Social and Ecological Philosopher in Eighteenth-Century Japan
publisher = Weatherhill
location = New York
date = 1992

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