@article{oai:nichibun.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000414,
 author = {MURAKAMI, Yasusuke},
 journal = {Nichibunken Japan review : bulletin of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies},
 month = {Jan},
 note = {Some people refer to the Japanese way of thinking as ambiguous or dualistic.  This article attempts another approach by introducing a distinction between two modes of human reflexive thinking, that is, the transcendental mode and the hermeneutic mode.  Some philosophical preparation is provided.  Two attempts to explain Japanese culture, one by Eastern religion in general and the other by Confucianism, are critically examined.  Finally the article suggests an alternative interpretation of Japanese culture in terms of relative dominance of the hermeneutic mode vis-á-vis transcendental mode.},
 pages = {1--34},
 title = {Two Types of Civilization : Transcendental and Hermeneutic},
 volume = {1},
 year = {1990}
}