Amane Nishi (1829-1897)
Nishi was born in Tsuwano province, now located within the Shimane prefecture, Japan- He attended Laiden University, Netherlands, specialising in philosophy and Western studies.
- Back in Japan, he worked as an administrator at the Ministry of Education and was President of the Tokyo Normal School.
- Nishi is credited with creating the term ‘Shinrigaku’, originally meaning mental philosophy, intellect, sensibilities, and will.
- Shinrigaku is now used in Japanese to mean ‘psychology’.
Text: M-N. 2021 (Accessed 08 July 2021).
Image: © OK State Psychology
Author: Ellie Glover (2021) LJMU Student
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