Talk:Nakae Chōmin

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I take exception to the argumentation that Chômin's popularisation of Rousseau would have directly contributed to the development of Liberalism. While from a historical perspective this may have indirectly been the case indeed (also SEE the influence of Chômin on Tokutomi Sohô for example), from today's perspective Rousseau's normative egalitarian, clearly Republican arguments stand in stark contrast to the Anglo-American (dominated) concept of Liberalism. For more details on this prevalent yet widely misunderstood conflict in paradigms, Habermas may be a sufficient reference. In other words, from today's perspective and especially with respect to Chômin's socio-cultural background (if compared to Kawakami Hajime for example), Chômin may be as far from a liberal as a French left-wing politician. 130.82.69.202 (talk) 09:10, 20 March 2012 (UTC)Gabukun[reply]