of) seeking clarity", as opposed to the classical Chinese term , which means "to seek wisdom" (xīxián, in Chinese, more specifically means “learning to become a wise and knowledgeable person.”) Though Nishi felt that Confucius for the East was comparable to Socrates for the West, in creating this term tetsugaku, Nishi was actually attempting to separate the notion of Western philosophy from the notion of Eastern thought, as he believed the two to entail two different things. Moreover, Nishi did not concur that philosophy even existed in the East, as he studied philosophy solely in the context of the Western style. However, regardless of Nishi’s personal beliefs on the definition of “philosophy”, it is still because of him that China and Japan have even been able to engage in the discourse of “philosophy.” In Hyakugaku Renkan, Nishi concluded that because the discourse of philosophy is innately concerned with addressing and attacking theories of past writers and philosophers in order to portray new discoveries, the field of philosophy is constantly being made over. Under this light, Nishi opens up the possibility of vast Eastern participation in the discourse of philosophy, regardless of whether or not Eastern thought can be reconciled with Western Philosophy. During his time, Nishi concurred that although the West was superior in the realm of philosophy, the East still had the means to become better equipped in philosophy, as he professed that philosophy was essential for making the East intellectually modernized. He was honored on a 10-yen commemorative postage stamp in Japan in 1952. See also Japanese encyclopedias Notes References Cooney, Owen. "Shaping Modern Japan Through Kangaku: The Case of Nishi Amane". Masters Thesis. Columbia University. Retrieved 2012-05-08. Defoort, Carline. "Is 'Chinese Philosophy' a Proper Name? A Response to Rein Raud", in Philosophy East and West 56, no. 4 (2006): 625–660. Gluck, Carol. (1985). Japan's Modern Myths: Ideology in the late Meiji Period. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Godart, George Clinton (January 2008). "'Philosophy' or 'Religion'? The Confrontation with Foreign Categories in Late Nineteenth Century Japan". Journal of the History of Ideas. 1 69: 71–91. Havens, Thomas R.H. (1970). Nishi Amane and modern Japanese thought. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Jansen, Marius B. (2000). The Making of Modern Japan. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Marra, Michael F. (2002). Japanese hermeneutics: Current Debates on Aesthetics and Interpretation. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. Minear, Richard (Summer 1973). . "Nishi Amane and the Reception