Kiyoshi Miki

Kiyoshi Miki
三木 清
Born	(1897-01-05)January 5, 1897 Hyōgo, Japan
Died	September 26, 1945(1945-09-26) (aged 48) Nakano, Occupied Japan
Alma mater	Kyoto Imperial University
Region	Japanese philosophy
School	Kyoto School Post-Hegelianism[1]
Institutions	Hōsei University
Academic advisors	Nishida Kitarō
Main interests	Tradition humanism philosophy of history philosophical anthropology dialectical materialism
Military career
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1920, 1942
Unit	10th Infantry Division

Kiyoshi Miki (Japanese: 三木 清, Hepburn: Miki Kiyoshi, January 5, 1897 – September 26, 1945) was a Japanese philosopher, literary critic, scholar and university professor. He was an esteemed student of Nishida Kitarō and a prominent member of the Kyoto School.

Miki was a prolific academic and social critic of his time. He also had tense relations with both Japanese Marxism and the Imperial government at various stages of his career.^[2]